Specifications and quantities for efficient procurement of essential equipment and laboratory commodities for HIV, 2nd ed

The current 2015 edition covers HIV diagnostic laboratory equipment and commodities that have been found eligible for

WHO procurement, including those which are WHO-prequalified, and products included on the USAID list of approved HIV/AIDS rapid test kits and/or on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GF) waiver list for procurement by donor organizations. The present tool includes specifications and quantities for efficient procurement of essential equipment and laboratory commodities for HIV. The tool has been regularly updated to take into account new developments in technology, changes to laboratory items prequalified by WHO, and alterations to procurement waiver lists.