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  • Infectious Disease Research
  • Health Systems Strengthening

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical need for accessible SARS-CoV-2 testing to guide individual actions and public health policy.
  • Decentralized testing strategies were explored to improve accessibility and inform decision-making during the global health crisis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the utility, acceptability, and feasibility of community-based SARS-CoV-2 testing approaches across diverse settings.
  • To identify key success factors and challenges in implementing rapid operational research for outbreak response.

Main Methods:

  • Funded 16 rapid operational research studies and one implementation project in Africa, the Caribbean, and Asia.
  • Focused on evaluating various community-based testing strategies for SARS-CoV-2.

Main Results:

  • Six essential factors for successful implementation were identified: collaboration, stakeholder buy-in, affordable supplies, flexible financing, efficient approval systems, and a skilled workforce.
  • Challenges included ethics committees' preparedness for operational research during outbreaks and the need for adaptable research protocols due to pathogen mutation.

Conclusions:

  • Effective community-based testing during outbreaks necessitates strong partnerships and adaptable research frameworks.
  • International guidelines are needed to streamline the evaluation of operational research during epidemics, enabling timely evidence generation for public health interventions.