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FIND’s leadership and impact in Lassa Fever Diagnostics to feature at 2nd Lassa Fever International Conference

FIND CEO will highlight progress in outbreak preparedness and equitable access to diagnostics across West Africa

FIND (www.FINDdx.org)  will showcase seven years of impact in strengthening Lassa fever preparedness at the 2nd Lassa Fever International Conference, taking place from 8–11 September 2025 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. FIND CEO Dr Ifedayo Adetifa will speak at the opening session on 9 September, focusing on how diagnostics are bridging…

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FIND Congratulates Kenya for Eliminating Human African Trypanosomiasis as a Public Health Problem

FIND has worked hand in hand with the MoH since 2020 to strengthen the country’s capacity for diagnosis and surveillance of HAT in the endemic regions of the country

FIND (www.FINDdx.org) congratulates Kenya’s Ministry of Health (MoH) on today’s announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) that Kenya has successfully eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), commonly known as “sleeping sickness” as a public health problem.  “This is an incredible achievement and and is testimony to what can be accomplished…

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FIND Statement Regarding Livestream Hack at the World Health Assembly (WHA) Diagnostic Day Event

The goal of the meeting is to bring together world leaders together to discuss the future of diagnostics, a mission that is critical in a world at increasing risk of disease outbreaks and pandemics

We are sorry that FIND's Diagnostic Day event (www.FINDdx.org) livestream at the World Health Assembly was interrupted by hackers today. The goal of the meeting is to bring together world leaders together to discuss the future of diagnostics, a mission that is critical in a world at increasing risk of disease…

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FIND Convenes African Union Ambassadors

In order to improve diagnostic systems and get ready for potential health and pandemic risks, FIND’s leadership presented its updated strategic vision as a precursor to this year’s Diagnostics Day event to be held on 21 May

As part of its continuing outreach to the parts of the world that it was set up to serve, FIND  (www.FINDdx.org) hosted Ambassadors from 26 African countries and the African Union for a meeting at FIND’s offices in the Global Health Campus in Geneva. The Ambassadors received an overview of…

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Defeating Cervical Cancer: Improving Access to Testing to Save Lives

Cervical cancer is a preventable tragedy, and South Africa has the tools and knowledge to turn the tide

Although cervical cancer is now a vaccine-preventable disease, 1 woman dies every 2 minutes globally of cervical cancer. Women in low- and middle-income countries are disproportionately affected.  In South Africa (SA), over 10,700 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed each year, with over 5,800 deaths. Cervical cancer is a…

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FIND, Unitaid support launch of diaTROPIX, Institut Pasteur de Dakar’s new regional diagnostics manufacturer advancing high-quality diagnostics for the continent and beyond

The African continent is one of the largest consumers of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) globally, with over half a billion tests used annually, particularly for malaria and HIV

Today, as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations, the Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) will inaugurate the new diaTROPIX diagnostic manufacturing site in Mbao. This facility is one of just a few high-volume production sites in the region to achieve an international quality management standard (ISO 13485-certification) for rapid diagnostic…

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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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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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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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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…