WHA Resolution on strengthening diagnostics capacity

A civil society vision for strengthening diagnostic capacity for all

In September 2023, on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly, more than forty advocates, activists and healthcare providers from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas gathered for Diagnostics, Equity and Access. Organized by FIND, CHAI, Open Society Foundations, PATAM and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, the objective of the Civil l Society Organization (CSO) consultation was to discuss the Diagnostics Resolution and identify how civil society can ensure its implementation at the national level. The meeting engaged participants with lived and professional experience of inadequate diagnostic coverage for a range of diseases, including HIV, tuberculosis, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and other health conditions.