Press Announcements > FDA, CDC, and CMS launch task force to help facilitate rapid availability of diagnostic tests during public health emergencies

Press Announcements > FDA, CDC, and CMS launch task force to help facilitate rapid availability of diagnostic tests during public health emergencies





FDA, CDC, and CMS launch task force to help facilitate rapid availability of diagnostic tests during public health emergencies

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the launch of the Tri-Agency Task Force for Emergency Diagnostics. This task force has been created to help leverage the expertise of each agency to advance rapid development and deployment of diagnostic tests in clinical and public health laboratories during public health emergencies.  “Public health emergencies, like Ebola outbreaks, remind us that we’re a global community when it comes to public health protection. Bacteria and viruses don’t respect territorial boundaries. It takes a sustained, robust and globally coordinated effort to protect our nation and the global community from various infectious disease threats. We’re all in this together. To that end, the FDA knows that collaborating with ...