{"id":9207,"date":"2026-06-09T03:24:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T03:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/strengthening-clinical-diagnostic-stewardship-in-the-western-pacific-region-a-practical-manual\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T03:24:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T03:24:04","slug":"strengthening-clinical-diagnostic-stewardship-in-the-western-pacific-region-a-practical-manual","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/strengthening-clinical-diagnostic-stewardship-in-the-western-pacific-region-a-practical-manual\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening clinical diagnostic stewardship in the Western Pacific Region: a practical manual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"dynamic-content__section dynamic-content__container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__section-container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__figure-container\">\n<figure class=\"dynamic-content__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/24025814-0415-4044-a131-728b66889a57\/content\" alt=\"Strengthening clinical diagnostic stewardship in the Western Pacific Region: a practical manual\"><br \/>\n     <\/figure>\n<div class=\"button button-blue-background\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/ae8c0447-3249-4069-b668-0da4ddcaeefe\/content\" onclick=\"sendGaEvent('Download','https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/ae8c0447-3249-4069-b668-0da4ddcaeefe\/content')\">Download <span>(1.3 MB)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description\">\n<h3>Overview <\/h3>\n<p>Clinical diagnostic stewardship \u2013 taking the right test in the right way at the right time and using the results correctly, saves lives. Fighting antimicrobial resistance (AMR) needs an integrated approach to optimizing diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of bacterial infections.<\/p>\n<p>Strengthening Clinical Diagnostic Stewardship in the Western Pacific Region. A practical manual explains what clinical diagnostic stewardship is and why it is important, describes steps that can be taken to strengthen clinical diagnostic stewardship practices and illustrates key learning points through a series of clinical case studies, intended as a practical, facility-oriented resource for capacity-building in low- and middle-income countries.<span style=\"background-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__details\">\n<div class=\"detail who-team\">\n<div class=\"label\">WHO Team<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n                 <span><br \/>\nDivision of Health Systems and Services (DHS),                  <\/span><br \/>\n                 <span><br \/>\nWHO Western Pacific                 <\/span>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Editors<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Number of pages<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">47<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Reference numbers<\/div>\n<div class=\"value\">\n<div><strong class=\"label-sm\">ISBN: <\/strong><span>978-92-9-062136-2<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<div class=\"label\">Copyright<\/div>\n<p>                <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"creativecommons-icons-wrappers\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/igo\/deed.en\" rel=\"license\" title=\"Click here to see the details of CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/cc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/by.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/nc.svg\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ResourcePackages\/WHO\/assets\/icons\/cc-icons\/sa.svg\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789290621362?rand=6398\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download (1.3 MB) Overview Clinical diagnostic stewardship \u2013 taking the right test in the right way at the right time and using the results correctly, saves lives. 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