Catharina Boehme

Catharina Boehme is the Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Geneva, Switzerland, a global non-profit accelerating the development, evaluation and delivery of high-quality, affordable diagnostic tests for poverty-related diseases.

A woman at a clinic in Olenguruone, Kenya on Oct. 29, 2013 undergoes an eye exam, cataract check, and retinal scan with a technology using smartphones that uploads the data to a doctor for analysis. The photo shows a mature woman wearing a bright orange scarf taking an eye test, holding a green patch to her left eye and raising her right hand in front of her face. REUTERS/Noor Khamis
Governance

Diagnostic Gaps in Global Health

by Catharina Boehme, Madhukar Pai

Lack of diagnostic capacity in primary care impacts patient outcomes, damages health systems, and lowers health security