In this webinar, we heard an update on the global circulation of SARS-CoV-2 variants, virus biology and diagnostics performance; and about the processes used by WHO to list products (Emergency Use Listing, EUL) and monitor diagnostic performance. We also heard about Australia's country's experience on the protocols used for verification of test performance.
We will welcome:
Dr Amy Mikhail (COVID-19 Laboratory Team, WHO HQ)
Dr Ute Ströher (Pre-qualification Team, WHO HQ)
Ms Anita Sands (Incidents and Substandard/Falsified Medical Products Team, WHO HQ)
Prof Deborah Williamson (Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL), Australia)
Webinar series held in English, with interpretation in Arabic, French, and Portuguese.
Launched in May 2020, this knowledge sharing platform aims to enhance WHO guidance dissemination and best practice sharing among public health laboratories globally. This WHO platform contributes to the ACT-Accelerator Diagnostics pillar activities by enabling country preparedness. It is funded by the European Commission’s CBRN Centres of Excellence Initiative.