The infectious Health Organization ( WHO ) has published its first Essential Diagnostics List , containing 113 tests for conditions such as diabetes , cardiovascular disease , HIV , aids diseases and C , malaria , syphilis and tuberculosis . The WHO aims to provide countries with a tool to test and treat conditions more effectively and to raise health funds more efficiently , according to Mariângela das , WHO deputy director - general for Access to Medicines . The list will expand in the future to include areas such as antimicrobial resistance , emerging pathogens and neglected tropical diseases .
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first Essential Diagnostics List, containing 113 tests for conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, HIV, hepatitis B and C, malaria, syphilis and tuberculosis. The WHO aims to provide countries with a tool to test and treat conditions more effectively and to use health funds more efficiently, according to Mariângela Simão, WHO assistant director-general for Access to Medicines. The list will expand in the future to include areas such as antimicrobial resistance, emerging pathogens and neglected tropical diseases.