New Perspectives: Malaria Diagnosis - WHO

World Health OrganizationGenevaWHO/CDS/ OF A JOINT WHO/USAID INFORMAL CONSULTATION25 27 OCTOBER 1999 New PerspectivesMalaria Diagnosis1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY42. INTRODUCTION 73. OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING 94. APPROACHES TO THE Diagnosis OF Clinical Diagnosis Microscopic Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) Other techniques185. DIAGNOSTIC Areas of high Malaria Areas of low to moderate Malaria Special situations 276. ISSUES IN THE APPLICATION OF Technical characteristics Gold standard Packaging and ease of use Robustness of test Quality control and quality assurance New test Economic considerations Deployment Impact assessment367. RESEARCH Research on the development of improved Operational field studies using existing diagnostics398.

Prompt and accurate diagnosis is the key to effective disease manage-ment, one of the main interventions of the Global Malaria Control Strategy (1).It is thus of …

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