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Commentary
Nature 444, 681 (7 December 2006) | doi:10.1038/444681a; Published online 8 December 2006
The right tools can save lives
Abstract
Effective diagnosis, paired with treatment, for developing-world diseases can have far-reaching impacts, says the Global Health Diagnostics Forum.
Millions of people in developing countries die each year from diseases that are treatable or preventable, and just three diseases — AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria — kill more than 5 million people annually1. Effective treatment for these and other conditions is limited by the failure to accurately diagnose disease in resource-limited settings.
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