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INTEGREAT Implementation of opportunistic (rapid) testing among immigrants for pandemic preparedness

  • Funded by Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW)
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Grant number: 1.071E+13

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2024
    2024

  • Funder

    Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW)

  • Principal Investigator

    dr N. Dukers-Muijrers

  • Research Location

    Netherlands

  • Lead Research Institution

    GGD Zuid Limburg

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Diagnostics

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Internally Displaced and Migrants

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it became clear that immigrants in the Netherlands were tested and vaccinated less often. This project focuses on integrating rapid tests for hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) into the existing screening process for tuberculosis (TB) in immigrants. This will improve healthcare for immigrants and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. This approach serves as an example of a feasibility pilot to make testing more accessible to immigrant populations by opportunistically offering rapid testing during a pandemic.