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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Derda, Ratmir
• Gitaka, Jesse
• Klapperich, Catherine M
• Mace, Charles R
• Kumar, Ashok A
• Lieberman, Marya
• Linnes, Jacqueline C
• Jores, Joerg
• Nasimolo, Johnson
• Ndung'u, Joseph
• Taracha, Evans
• Weaver, Abigail
• Weibel, Douglas B
• Kariuki, Thomas M
• Yager, Paul

Titel

Enabling the Development and Deployment of Next Generation Point-of-Care Diagnostics: e0003676

Ist Teil von

• PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2015-05, Vol.9 (5)

Ort / Verlag

San Francisco: Public Library of Science

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• African participants were affiliated with universities (41 from Nairobi, Kenyatta, Makerere, Egerton, Aga Khan, Strathmore, and others), hospitals and ministries, (5) or research institutes (38) such as the Institute of Primate Research (IPR), The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), and the Tsetse & Trypanosomiasis Research Institute (TTRI/EGFAR). The Continuing Need for POC Diagnostics in Low Resource Settings As the developing world strives to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and improve quality of life [30], it will be critical to address the current heavy burden of diseases.