01771nas a2200373   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653001700133653002400150653002100174653001600195100001300211700001300224700001200237700001100249700001500260700001600275700001300291700001100304700001200315700001400327700001600341700001200357700001300369700001400382700001400396700001600410700001600426700001400442245008900456520082700545022002501372       2020                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aParasitology10aInfectious Diseases10aGeneral Medicine10aDiagnostics1 aSouza AA1 aDucker C1 aArgaw D1 aKing J1 aSolomon AW1 aBiamonte MA1 aColer RN1 aCruz I1 aLejon V1 aLevecke B1 aMarchini FK1 aMarks M1 aMillet P1 aNjenga SM1 aNoordin R1 aPaulussen R1 aSreekumar E1 aLammie PJ00aDiagnostics and the neglected tropical diseases roadmap: setting the agenda for 20303 a<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>
               <jats:p>Accurate and reliable diagnostic tools are an essential requirement for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) programmes. However, the NTD community has historically underinvested in the development and improvement of diagnostic tools, potentially undermining the successes achieved over the last 2 decades. Recognizing this, the WHO, in its newly released draft roadmap for NTD 2021–2030, has identified diagnostics as one of four priority areas requiring concerted action to reach the 2030 targets. As a result, WHO established a Diagnostics Technical Advisory Group (DTAG) to serve as the collaborative mechanism to drive progress in this area. Here, the purpose and role of the DTAG are described in the context of the challenges facing NTD programmes.</jats:p>  a0035-9203, 1878-3503