On Feb. 10, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) announced a strategic collaboration that strengthened diagnosis in resource-poor countries by closing major diagnostic gaps at country level and bolstering disease surveillance that will inform public health initiatives and enhance outbreak preparedness and response.

Diagnosis is a driver of patient, financial and health systems impact, and a critical enabler of universal health coverage, but it is also the weakest link in the care cascade.