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Diagnostic tools that can improve decision-making and allow healthcare professionals to provide faster and more accurate solutions will be key in tackling these challenges, but such diagnostics often do not exist, are inaccessible, or too expensive. In recognition of these challenges, Africa CDC and other partners launched the Africa Collaborative Initiative to Advance Diagnostics (AFCAD) in 2018 to promote the diagnostic agenda in Africa through better-coordinated and synergized efforts that align with the priorities of the Ministries of Health of Member States. AFCAD\u2019s focus are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accelerate national registration to facilitate timely and wide access to quality-assured essential diagnostics;<\/li>\n<li>Implement market interventions towards increased affordability of diagnostic testing;<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate reduction of user-fees;<\/li>\n<li>Communicate and disseminate data to support evidence-based improvement of diagnostic services; and<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate smart investment of resources, and advocate for appropriate investment in diagnostics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa CDC and partners launched the Africa Collaborative Initiative to Advance Diagnostics in 2018 to promote the diagnostic agenda in Africa through better-coordinated and synergized efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":341,"parent":1128,"menu_order":16,"template":"","tags":[],"thematic-area":[],"region":[],"country":[],"class_list":["post-1158","programme","type-programme","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Advancing Use of Laboratory Diagnostics &#8211; 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