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The governments of Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, and Suriname have proposed establishing a $100 million prize fund to incentivize innovation for developing a low-cost, rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis. The current TB diagnostic test is over 120 years old and inadequate, missing 60-80% of cases. A new point-of-care test is urgently needed, especially in developing countries where access to healthcare is limited. The prize fund would award the entire $100 million to the first entrant that develops a di

Author

Raheem Ullah Kakar

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EN