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    • Laboratory technicians working on visceral leishmaniasis testing in Kenya. Photo credit: FIND / Charles Magiri, 2024 (1)
    • Laboratory technicians working on visceral leishmaniasis testing in Kenya. Photo credit: FIND / Charles Magiri, 2024 (2)
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New £6.2M partnership will help to eliminate a deadly disease affecting children and vulnerable people in Kenya

The project will run from 2024 to 2027, supporting the World Health Organization’s goal of eliminating visceral leishmaniasis by 2030 by focusing on early diagnosis and treatment to prevent disability and death

Not-for-profit organisations LifeArc and FIND (www.FINDdx.org) are today announcing a £6.2M project to improve diagnostic testing and treatment for visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya; A neglected tropical disease targeted by the World Health Organization for elimination by 2030, visceral leishmaniasis is the deadliest form of leishmaniasis, mainly affecting children and fatal in…

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    • Lack of comprehensive testing capacity for the mpox virus is impacting outbreak understanding, response and containment
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As deadly mpox virus outbreak emerges, a lack of diagnostic testing capacity is putting children at risk

The outbreak of mpox virus (MPXV) clade I (akin to a variant) in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) South Kivu province shows no sign of abating

New mpox virus transmission routes are emerging with children now a high-risk group; Inadequate testing capacity is stymying efforts to contain the outbreak. The outbreak of mpox virus (MPXV) clade I (akin to a variant) in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) South Kivu province shows no sign of abating. An…

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    • A laboratory technician prepares samples for Lassa fever testing in the National Reference Laboratory of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control. (c) FIND / Devy Emperador, 2019
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Testing the tests: Scientists seek out best on-the-spot diagnostics for deadly Nipah and Lassa

In a four-year project funded by CEPI and led by FIND, the team will examine and evaluate all available point-of-care testing options for the two diseases

Scientists who specialize in viral detection are embarking on a search for the most reliable on-the-spot tests for two viral diseases that have the potential to cause deadly epidemics. In a four-year project funded by CEPI and led by FIND, the team will examine and evaluate all available point-of-care testing…

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    • Professor Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Director General of RBC, and Dr Sanjay Sarin, VP Access, FIND, present the signed agreement between RBC and FIND in Lusaka, Zambia, on the sidelines of the 3rd International Conference on Public Health (CPHIA) (1)
    • Professor Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Director General of RBC, and Dr Sanjay Sarin, VP Access, FIND, present the signed agreement between RBC and FIND in Lusaka, Zambia, on the sidelines of the 3rd International Conference on Public Health (CPHIA) (2)
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FIND and Rwanda Biomedical Centre sign agreement to support digitally enabled, equitable access to testing

The agreement between FIND and RBC outlines strategic initiatives planned jointly to accelerate diagnostic innovation

A Collaboration Agreement has been signed between FIND (www.FINDdx.org) and the Rwanda Biomedical Centre to accelerate diagnostic innovation, strengthen regional manufacturing, and boost disease surveillance capabilities. FIND and the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) announced today that the organizations have signed a Collaboration Agreement that includes several areas of collaboration linked to…

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    • Ms Charlotte Baker, Deputy Head of the International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat, and Dr Emmanuel Agogo, FIND Director, Pandemic Threats, launched a new report on the 100 Days Mission for Diagnostics during the Diagnostics Dinner event
    • Dr Angela Muriuki, FIND Director, Women’s Health, discussed strategies to build health systems for people, not diseases, with Dr Daniel Mwai, Advisor to the Presidential Economic Transformation Team on Health, Kenya, during the Diagnostics Dinner event
    • Professor Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Director General of RBC, and Dr Sanjay Sarin, VP Access, FIND, presented the signed agreement between Rwanda Biomedical Centre and FIND, during the Diagnostics Dinner event
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FIND calls for commitments to implement the World Health Assembly (WHA) Resolution on diagnostics, signs an agreement with Rwanda Biomedical Centre and launches a new report on diagnostics for global health security

At the same event, FIND and the International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat (IPPS) launched a new report on diagnostics for pandemic preparedness

FIND (www.FINDdx.org) is calling for commitments to support the implementation of the Resolution on diagnostics that was adopted at the World Health Assembly earlier this year; A Collaboration Agreement has been signed with the Rwanda Biomedical Centre to support digitally enabled, equitable access to testing; FIND and the Independent Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat…

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    • Angela Muriuki from FIND joins Angela Omondi and Benda N. Kithaka from KILELE Health Association to advocate for cervical cancer prevention and treatment services in Africa.
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African voices unite to drive cervical cancer elimination across the continent through new civil society coalition – The African Cervical Health Alliance (ACHA)

In collaboration with stakeholders, ACHA will leverage resources and expertise, contributing to women’s health, and protecting families and livelihoods

The African Cervical Health Alliance (ACHA) has been launched to empower communities and increase access to prevention and control of cervical cancer in Africa by 2030 in line with global targets; the ACHA Secretariat is hosted by KILELE Health Association, with catalytic support from FIND (www.FINDdx.org). The launch of the…

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FIND names Dr Ntombenhle Mhlongo-Sigwebela as Regional Director, South Africa

Dr Sigwebela has served on advisory committees for organizations including the World Health Organization and the South African National Department of Health

Dr Ntombi Sigwebela joined the organization on 1 June 2023. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, she will lead FIND (https://www.FINDdx.org/) operations across the region FIND announced today that Dr Ntombenhle Mhlongo-Sigwebela, known as “Ntombi”, has joined the organization to lead FIND operations across the Southern Africa region. Based in Johannesburg, South…

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    • From left to right: Dr Bill Rodriguez (FIND CEO), Dr Ayoade Alakija (WHO Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, Chair of the African Vaccine Delivery Alliance (AVDA) and Chair of FIND), Bawelile Philomena Sibili Simelane (Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini and lead negotiator of the WHA Resolution on diagnostics), and Dr Kenneth Fleming (Chair, The Lancet Commission on diagnostics) are speaking at a session on a World Health Assembly (WHA) Resolution on diagnostics during Diagnostics Day, an event organized by FIND on the sidelines of WHA at Musée Ariana, Geneva, Switzerland on 24 May 2023
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FIND welcomes adoption of historic World Health Assembly Resolution on diagnostics as the organization enters its 20th anniversary year

The Resolution ranges widely, covering testing for infectious and non-communicable diseases and health conditions, for pandemic prevention and preparedness, and to combat antimicrobial resistance

WHA Resolution formally recognizes the vital role of diagnostics in delivering health for all, enabling countries to prioritize the resources needed to ensure everyone who needs a test can get one; A country-led International Alliance for Diagnostics will be formed to support implementation of the Resolution; Adoption of the Resolution…

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    • The Joint Steering Committee of the SMART4TB, DriveDx4TB, FEND-TB and R2D2 TB Network projects will coordinate the evaluation of new TB diagnostic tools, in settings of intended use such as the Ifakara Health Institute in the Kilombero region of Tanzania, a high-burden TB country. (c) FIND / Adam Penn-Nicholson
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Major boost to progress in tuberculosis testing on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day as diagnostics partners bring together SMART4TB, DriveDx4TB, FEND-TB and R2D2 TB Network projects

The SMART4TB, DriveDx4TB, FEND-TB and R2D2 TB Network projects to form the largest-ever coordinated effort to accelerate TB diagnostic development

Collaboration agreement unveiled between SMART4TB, DriveDx4TB, FEND-TB and the R2D2 TB Network, representing the largest-ever coordinated effort to accelerate TB diagnostic development; memorandum of understanding signed between FIND (https://www.FINDdx.org/) and the Johns Hopkins University, with agreements also in place with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Rutgers University and…

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    • The KILELE Health Association and FIND teams are working together to convene a community coalition to increase access to life-saving cervical cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa
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FIND and KILELE Health Association convene community coalition to increase access to life-saving cervical cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa

The newly announced coalition benefits from an existing network that is already operating to drive action against cancer and HIV in high-burden countries in Africa and will expand coverage to reach all eligible women

A new coalition of community-based organizations will identify the barriers to screening and shape solutions that meet the needs of women in sub-Saharan Africa. This initiative is a key part of FIND’s (https://www.FINDdx.org/) Women’s Health programme, which is supported by the Governments of Canada and Netherlands. Announcement made on International Women’s…