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Commentary
Nature 441, 283-284 (18 May 2006) | doi:10.1038/441283a; Published online 17 May 2006
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Neglected tests for neglected patients
Martine Usdin1, Martine Guillerm1 & Pierre Chirac1
- Martine Usdin, Martine Guillerm and Pierre Chirac are with the MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, 4 rue St Sabin, 75011 Paris, France.
Abstract
Alternative ways to develop diagnostic tools for use in resource-poor settings can, and do, exist, argue Martine Usdin, Martine Guillerm and Pierre Chirac of Doctors without Borders.
Organizations such as Doctors without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF) provide emergency medical assistance to populations that do not have access to medical care. In the various settings in which MSF works, the absence of suitable diagnostic tests is far more the rule than the exception.
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