
#THE GLOBAL COLLABORATORY UPDATE#
Join leaders from the World Health Organization for an update on vaccine distribution. Supporting Equitable Vaccine Distribution Worldwide Infodemic Amal Barakat, PhD, Team Lead of Laboratory Pillar, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, World Health Organization.Hanan Balkhy, MD, Assistant Director General for AMR, Lead, ACT-A Diagnostics Pillar, World Health Organization.Irena Prat, Group Lead, Assessments/Diagnostics, WHO Moderator: Hanan Balkhy, MD, Assistant Director General for AMR, Lead, ACT-A Diagnostics Pillar, World Health OrganizationĮmma Hannay, MD, MPH, ACT-Accelerator Secretariat, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) įrank Konings, PhD, Senior Laboratory Advisor, WHO We’ll discuss the ways diagnostic developments impact public health and the challenges associated with regulation and implementation during the pandemic. This panel of international experts provides insights on the latest diagnostic innovations. Understanding the significance and clinical impact for healthcare providers is essential. Yet innovation isn’t the only thing that is needed to ensure tests are safe, effective and lead to public health action. Innovation and development of SARS CoV-2 diagnostic tests is happening at a rapid pace. Irena Prat, Group Lead, Assessment/Diagnostics, World Health Organization.Hanan Balkhy, MD, Assistant Director General for AMR, Lead, ACT-A Diagnostics Pillar, World Health Organization.Irena Prat, Group Lead, Assessments/Diagnostics, WHO.Frank Konings, PhD, Senior Laboratory Advisor, WHO.Emma Hannay, MD, MPH, ACT-Accelerator Secretariat, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND).Moderator: Hanan Balkhy, MD, Assistant Director General for AMR, Lead, ACT-A Diagnostics Pillar, World Health Organization.Learn about differences in COVID-19 tests and best-practices for utilization.Understand the diagnostics regulation process.Explore global diagnostics challenges and innovations.Innovation and development of SARS CoV-2 diagnostic tests is happening at a rapid pace.
