7 June 2021 - Target product profiles outline the characteristics that new health care technologies require to address an unmet clinical need. 

To date, published target product profiles for medical tests have focused on infectious diseases, mostly in the context of low and middle income countries. 

Recently, there have been calls for a broader use of target product profiles as a mechanism to ensure that diagnostic innovation is aligned with clinical needs, yet the methodology underpinning target product profile development remains sub-optimal.

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