Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics

Description

• The current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of diagnostics in the response.
• The different types of diagnostic tests and their use in the COVID-19 outbreak.
• The current recommendations on the use of COVID-19 diagnostics and testing strategies.
• How countries are establishing and scaling up COVID-19 testing, and key considerations for safety, quality and impact of diagnostic services.

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:

• Identify different types of diagnostics for COVID-19 testing, explore their current use in the COVID-19 response to better understand how they can be implemented in your country.
• Engage with your peers and learn how countries are scaling up testing capacity while exploring key considerations to inform your country planning and implementation.
• Identify key technical and operational considerations for testing and how to apply them to your setting to ensure safe and quality-assured testing services.
• Develop an understanding of global recommendations on the use of COVID-19 diagnostics and testing strategies.