Diagnostics and monitoring tools for noncommunicable diseases: a missing component in the global response

• Main Authors: Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz (Author), Jessica H. Zafra-Tanaka (Author), Miguel Moscoso-Porras (Author), Rangarajan Sampath (Author), Beatrice Vetter (Author), J. Jaime Miranda (Author), David Beran (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract A key component of any health system is the capacity to accurately diagnose individuals. One of the six building blocks of a health system as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) includes diagnostic tools. The WHO's Noncommunicable Disease Global Action Plan includes addressi...