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. In a press release, the WHO said that it was "pleased to see that many of these diseases are now being diagnosed in countries where they were previously not diagnosed." 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.