Guideline development group on COVID-19 testing
For the development of updates to the WHO Interim Guidance: Antigen-detection in the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection, a formal Guideline Development Group (GDG) comprising individuals with broad expertise spanning multiple specialties, including civil society representatives, and all regions has been convened. Confidentiality and declarations of interest have been collected and reviewed, and no conflicts of interest have been identified.

Publications

Antigen-detection in the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins (antigens) in nasal swabs and other respiratory secretions using lateral flow immunoassays (also known as...

Recommendations for national SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies and diagnostic capacities

Timely and accurate diagnostic testing is an essential tool in preventing and controlling the spread of COVID-19. This document describes recommendations...

SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests: An implementation guide

This guide provides an overview of the major elements that must be considered before, during and after the implementation of antigen-detecting rapid...

Co-chairs

Professor Patrick Bossuyt

Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers

Members

Professor Patrick Bossuyt

Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers

Professor David Dowdy

Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, USA)

Professor Isabella Eckerle

Head of the Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases

Mr Heriberto Garcia Escorza

Director of the Institute of Public Health (ISP) of Chile

Dr Beatriz Grinsztejn

Director of the FIOCRUZ HIV Prevention and Therapeutic Clinical Trials Unit at FIOCRUZ

Dr Runa Jha

Director of the National Public Health Laboratory

Dr Harjyot Khosa

Senior Technical Advisor for International Planned Parenthood Federation, South Asia Regional Office.

Dr Irma Lopez Martinez

Director of Diagnosis and Reference at the Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference of Mexico (InDRE)

Professor Gesine Meyer-Rath

Research Associate Professor in the Department for Global Health

Dr Sikhulile Moyo

Laboratory Director of the Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership

Mr Zibusiso (Zee) Ndlovu

Medical Laboratory Scientist

Dr Pascale Ondoa

Director of Science and New Initiatives of the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM)

Dr Hicham Oumzil

Assistant Professor at the Medical School, University Mohammed V in Rabat, and Head of the Virology Department, at the National Institute of Hygiene (MoH, Morocco)

Professor Rosanna Peeling

Professor and Chair of Diagnostics Research

Professor Leo Poon

Professor in the School of Public Health at The University of Hong Kong, China

Mr Midnight Poonkasetwattana

Executive Director of APCOM