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A grim diagnosis – half the world’s population has limited access to diagnostics

A grim diagnosis – half the world’s population has limited access to diagnostics

FORBES | The Lancet Commission on diagnostics urges the increase in access to diagnostics, especially at the primary care level, in order to achieve universal health coverage globally. “Good clinical care begins with the first step of diagnosis,” writes Madhukar Pai, author of the Forbes article highlighting the Commission’s recommendations. “To ensure success in the provision of universal health coverage (UHC), the conquest of antimicrobial resistance, and the prevention of pandemics, policy makers and funders must recognize the centrality of diagnostics,” says Kenneth Fleming, Chair of the Commission in this Forbes article. Read the full Lancet Commission on diagnostics in our publications section here.

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