Diagnostics For All: Providing Access to Cheap Liver-Health Test

Diagnostics For All is a non-profit organization organized in 2007 by Una Ryan. Its humble mission is to transform the way health services are brought to many poor countries around the world.

The organization is into paper diagnostics. They are affordable, portable, and easy-to-produce tests that are usable in any kind of environment, even in areas with little infrastructure and few resources.

The most notable innovation of Diagnostics For All thus far is the liver-health test they have designed. The test kit is indicated for people suffering from tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. With the help of the test kit, the attending physician and immediately implement a change in the patient’s drug or dosage.

In Ryan’s vision, the test kits will reach the poor countries through partners. Initial contacts with clinics and hospitals in far-flung areas should set the infrastructure needed to mobilize the kits. NGOs will also be tapped to help in the delivery of the test kits to patients.

Diagnostics For All has also developed its own glucose test for diabetes patients and pregnancy test.