Mission

FIND is a leading non-profit organization dedicated solely to the development of rapid, accurate and affordable diagnostic tests for poverty-related diseases in the developing world. Its mission is driven by the conviction that good health is central to winning the war against poverty and that correct diagnosis is a crucial first step towards establishing health and thus efficient use of resources.

Vision

To employ best scientific and business practices by developing and facilitating appropriate use of improved diagnostic tests within public health systems and thereby help decrease global health inequities.

In particular, to contribute to the goals of organizations such as the STOP TB Partnership, Roll Back Malaria, Tropical Diseases Research, among others, by fostering the transformation of proven biological principles into effective products with demonstrated impact on disease control.

FIND will leverage their investments against affordability, hence helping to ensure equitable access to diagnostic products for those most in need of them.

Objectives

To develop, in partnership with academia, public and private research institutes and industry, new diagnostic approaches that have been proven in principle and to transform them into effective products for identifying poverty-related diseases.

To compare and evaluate these products in coordinated laboratory and field trials as part of FIND’s milestone process from customer requirement to access to cheap and effective diagnosis.

To demonstrate the impact of these improved tools on disease control, in close collaboration with WHO, TDR, TB Control Programmes and other NGO’s.