The Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, a global collaboration focused on accelerating the production of and equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines, has announced an agreement to make affordable rapid COVID-19 antigen tests available in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Under the agreement, the World Health Organization and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) will support implementation research aimed at optimizing the use of antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests in multiple LMICs in line with WHO guidance....