Introduction Tuberculosis is a global health problem that causes 1. 4 million deaths every
year. It has been estimated that sputum smear-negative diagnosis but culture-positive …

Malaria continues to pose a health challenge globally, and its elimination has remained a
major topic of public health discussions. A key factor in eliminating malaria is the early and …

Decentralized Point-of-Care (PoC) diagnostics hold momentous potential for rapid and
accessible viral infection disease detection. Presented is a unique design application of an …

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated worldwide research efforts to provide knowledge
about the disease. Yet little is known about how Ghana contributed to this critical knowledge …

Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread and specialized intracellular protozoan pathogen that
affects one third of the world's population, posing a great threat to public health. As the …

The COVID-19 epidemic had a profound impact on global health and the economy and
Ghana was no exception to its far-reaching consequences. Regarding detection of the …

Determination of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in key populations including prison
inmates is crucial for formulating appropriate intervention approaches. However, in many …

Background Among the more than 20 diseases and disease groups featured in the 2021–
2030 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) road map published by the World Health …

Background Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) of circulating cell-free DNA
from plasma is a hypothesis-independent broadband diagnostic method for identification of …

Diagnostics are a central tool in healthcare. However, the long time to get a reliable
diagnostic may delay the treatment leading to complications. Point-of-care diagnostics (POC …