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Availability, stock levels and usage of In-vitro diagnostics in the Bono region, Ghana: A cross-sectional study

Availability, stock levels and usage of In-vitro diagnostics in the Bono region, Ghana: A cross-sectional study

Point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests play essential roles in diagnosis, surveillance, and disease management in health settings. Nevertheless, implementation challenges may hamper POC test accessibility. This study evaluated the availability and stock levels of the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified existing in-vitro diagnostics (IVDs) for use in health facilities without laboratories.

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