WHO Pilots Faster Pre-Qualification Procedure For IVDs
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Diagnostics are assessed by the World Health Organization to support use for priority diseases in low-resource regions. Under a new WHO process, performance evaluations for IVDs may be initiated at a much earlier stage than is currently allowed.
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