STAR COVID-19 PROJECT
Goal
To enhance access to COVID-19 test, isolate, care and treatment interventions within healthcare systems in LMICs
Objectives
To gather evidence on feasibility, acceptability, usability and cost effectiveness of existing and new diagnostic tools and use cases and delivery approaches to inform global and national policies
To evaluate the performance of selected TB diagnostic tests (GeneXpert Edge, LF LAM, CRP, CAD CXR) and test combinations in primary health care settings and key and vulnerable populations.
To identify test combinations that increase the proportion of people diagnosed with bacteriologically confirmed TB in comparison to a local microbiological reference standard (MGIT culture, GeneXpert MTB/RIF)
To identify test combinations that increase the proportion of people diagnosed with bacteriologically confirmed TB in comparison to a local microbiological reference standard (MGIT culture, GeneXpert MTB/RIF)
FINAL RESEARCH OUTPUTS
STAR COVID-19 PROJECT
Dr. John Bimba
Principal Investigator
Elvis Isere
Research Associate
Atuwo David H.
Data Manager
Our Partners/Sponsors
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Society for Family Health (Implementation Partner)
UNITAID
Population Services International
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine