Diagnostic technician in NicaraguaImproving diagnostic tests for low-resource settings

The Center for Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Global Health (GHDx Center) works to improve the availability, accessibility, and affordability of essential point-of-care diagnostic tests for use in low-resource settings around the world.

The GHDx Center focuses on four core activities:

  • Clinical needs assessments
  • Supporting exploratory technology projects
  • Clinical testing of prototype point-of-care diagnostics
  • Training on the clinical realities of designing point-of-care products for low-resource settings

The GHDx Center is a collaboration of PATH, an international nonprofit organization that improves the health of people around the world, and the University of Washington. It is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioEngineering (NIBIB).

What's new

  • We are now accepting applications for Course 3: Field-Based Clinical and User Training for Assay Developers. The application deadline is September 23, 2009. Learn how to apply on our Training Page.
  • Answers to questions about the current call for applications for laboratory and field evaluations now appears on our Funding Opportunities page.
  • The syllabus and faculty listing for the Second Annual Course on Point-of-care Diagnostics for Global Health, which will be held July 13–July 17, 2009, is available on our Training page.

Photo credit: PATH (Tala de los Santos)