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Balancing access with accuracy for infant HIV diagnostics in Tanzania (B) / Kara Palamountain, Sachin Waikar, Andrea Hanson & Katherine Nelson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: [London] : SAGE, 2016Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781473969605 (ebook) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.575 23
Online resources: The Global Health Initiative (GHI) is a tripartite collaboration among Northwestern University, non-profit donors, and commercial diagnostics companies. GHI attempts to bridge the gap between the market for sophisticated medical diagnostics equipment in wealthy nations and the need for point-of-care diagnostics in resource limited settings. In 2006 GHI narrowed its focus to HIV diagnostics for underserved nations. The case examines the accuracy-access trade-off related to the roll-out of infant HIV diagnostics in Tanzania.
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Originally Published in: Palamountain, K., Waikar, S., Hanson, A., & Nelson, K. (2008). Balancing Access with Accuracy for Infant HIV Diagnostics in Tanzania (B). 5-308-502(B). Evanston, IL: Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

The Global Health Initiative (GHI) is a tripartite collaboration among Northwestern University, non-profit donors, and commercial diagnostics companies. GHI attempts to bridge the gap between the market for sophisticated medical diagnostics equipment in wealthy nations and the need for point-of-care diagnostics in resource limited settings. In 2006 GHI narrowed its focus to HIV diagnostics for underserved nations. The case examines the accuracy-access trade-off related to the roll-out of infant HIV diagnostics in Tanzania.

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