Audere

412 million rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are administered worldwide each year for malaria, of which tens of millions are either incorrectly administered or misinterpreted. We developed HealthPulse DxA , a diagnostic aide that improves the accuracy of rapid diagnostic test administration and interpretation. Our solution reduces RDT administration e... rrors below 2% and reduces interpretation error rates below 1.6%, even identifying faint positive result lines better than experts. Clinicians, community health workers, and patients can access the flexible functionality as an offline-capable app or web-based solution, seamlessly fitting into existing tools and workflows. Designed to support any RDT for any health condition, HealthPulse DxA scales to meet unique challenges in disease surveillance, management, and eradication. This year, we piloted our solution in Nigeria and Kenya for malaria. We are also working with partners for potential distribution into South Africa for HIV and COVID-19 and the US for COVID-19. Lastly, we collaborate with partners who are developing similar RDT solutions for tuberculosis and other communicable diseases relevant to global health. The first case of COVID-19 in the U.S. was confirmed on January 20, 2020 in Washington state. When cases started to spread from our backyard across the nation, we felt a call to action and immediately began designing HealthPulse COVID-19 Specimen Collection Test Kits and instructions for lower nasal swab self-collection that could support communities in the fight against coronavirus. Months into the pandemic, the U.S. continues to struggle with testing availability and accessibility, unable to keep up with demand and regain control over the virus. We have translated our experience from conducting flu studies with self-swab kits to develop an at-home, self-swab COVID-19 test kit. Public health agencies and healthcare organizations can use the test to provide access to patient-administered testing outside of a clinical setting, increasing accessibility of ...Read More