Abstract
This report is part of an ongoing initiative within UNITAID to describe and monitor the landscape for malaria commodities. It focuses on technology and market dynamics around malaria diagnostic products. It includes an overview of the current diagnostics technology and market landscape, a high-level perspective on barriers to access, and potential opportunities for market-based interventions to address these barriers. Information in this report was derived through a variety of methods, including desk research, literature reviews, dataset analyses and consultation with experts. Although the information available on the malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) market is increasing, very little aggregate data is available. As a result, the discussion in this report is based largely on analysis of limited datasets supplemented by many key informant interviews.