Global inequity of COVID-19 diagnostics: challenges and opportunities

Shanti Narayanasamy; Brenda Okware; Winters Muttamba; Kirtika Patel; Kwabena Obeng Duedu; Nirmal Ravi; Nathan Ellermeier; Muki Shey; Christopher W Woods; Wilber Sabiiti

doi:10.1136/jech-2022-219333

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Global inequity of COVID-19 diagnostics: challenges and opportunities

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Shanti Narayanasamy Division of of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brenda Okware COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, Geneva, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Winters Muttamba Division of Infection and Global Health, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK Makerere University Lung Institute, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kirtika Patel Department of Pathology, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kwabena Obeng Duedu Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nirmal Ravi EHA Clinics, Kano, Nigeria PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nathan Ellermeier Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Muki Shey Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa (CIDRI-Africa), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christopher W Woods Division of of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Wilber Sabiiti Division of Infection and Global Health, School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
On behalf of the COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition, Virology, Immunology, and Diagnostics Working Group
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Correspondence to Dr Shanti Narayanasamy, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA; shanti.narayanasamy{at}duke.edu

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Narayanasamy S, Okware B, Muttamba W On behalf of the COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition, Virology, Immunology, and Diagnostics Working Group, et al

Global inequity of COVID-19 diagnostics: challenges and opportunities

J Epidemiol Community Health 2022;76:972-975.

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First published October 6, 2022.

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