The Role of Laboratory Diagnosis to Support Malaria Disease Management
WHO organized a technical consultation about the role of RDTs to support malaria disease management in October 2004. This document lists the recommendations agreed by consensus to provide guidance on the appropriate use of parasite-based diagnosis of malaria in areas of intense transmission, with specific focus on RDT use in countries where ACTs are being deployed.
The report covers:
- Parasitological diagnosis at difference levels of the health care system
- Performance requirements of laboratory diagnosis to support clinical management of malaria
- The clinical benefits of parasitological diagnosis
- Use of parasitological diagnosis in different population groups in areas of high transmission
- The economic benefits of parasitological diagnosis
- Large-scale experience of RDT use
- Risks in the use of parasitological diagnosis for malaria
- Operational requirements for the use of RDTs
- Research priorities
- Tool Designer Organization:
- Global Malaria Programme/ World Health Organization (GMP/WHO)
- Download:
- Tool
in English - Contact:
- CDS - HTM Information Resource Centre, World Health Organization
Summary of main features
- Purpose
- Guidance on the appropriate use of parasitological diagnosis in areas of intense malaria transmission, with specific focus on RDT use in countries implementing ACT
- Scope of interventions
- Use of rapid diagnostic tests in areas of high transmission
- Limitations
- Output
- Improve RDT use in the country
- Time frame
- Potential users
- National malaria control programs
- Skills required
- Type of software
- PDF Reader
- User manual available
- NA
- Type and length of training required
- NA
- Available languages
- English
- Country applications
- Last update and version
- October 2004