A complete package of solutions including policy/regulatory, training, quality assurance, supply chain management and connectivity needs to be available at product launch |
Health system strengthening should be up-scaled in alignment with any expansion of diagnostic capacity, with a focus on improving linkages to care and routine impact measurement |
Planning and budgeting for diagnostics implementation, whether donor or government funded, should include a comprehensive implementation approach including systems strengthening |
Advocacy and information sharing among test operators, clinicians and the patient community is needed to raise awareness of and demand for testing |
Expanded engagement and concessionary pricing for private sector providers is needed to expand the impact |
Diagnostics connectivity is a pre-requisite for future technologies; successful implementation of connectivity solutions will require processes of change at many levels, global commitment, a roadmap and pro-active champions |
Strong coordination, both globally among donors and partners, and within countries, between National Tuberculosis Programmes, National AIDS Control Programmes and other stakeholders, is essential for efficient rollout |
Reliance on donor funding to support scale-up of new diagnostics should be reduced by advocating for inclusion of costs in national government budgets |