Please see this new Forbes piece, where I argue that we cannot worry about diagnostic capacity only during outbreaks and emergencies. What we need is a long-term, strategic, well-resourced alliance of all key stakeholders, to make sure essential diagnostics are available, affordable, and accessible in all LMICs, at all tiers of the health system, during all periods (not just during outbreaks).
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