What does this research mean for the field?

Point-of-care diagnostics can accelerate Hepatitis B and C elimination in low-resource settings by improving access to rapid testing, provided health systems are strengthened to overcome implementation challenges. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

Review the diagnostic landscape, novel technological features, and implementation hurdles of point-of-care tests for hepatitis B and C in resource-limited environments.

September 15, 2026JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCHOpen Access

Point of Care Diagnostics for Hepatitis B and C in Low-resource Settings: A Narrative Review

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Authors

ASAbhay SarafDr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune SGSunita GirishDr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune RARohini Adepwar

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Narrative review demonstrates the potential of point-of-care diagnostics for hepatitis B and C in resource-limited settings, suggesting that improved deployment can accelerate disease elimination.

Key Points

Review the diagnostic landscape, novel technological features, and implementation hurdles of point-of-care tests for hepatitis B and C in resource-limited environments.
Synthesized findings from peer-reviewed literature, global health policy reports, and grey literature on viral hepatitis point-of-care diagnostics.
Emerging features like mobile health connectivity, artificial intelligence interpretation, and patient self-testing kits expand diagnostic utility in low-resource settings.
Structural obstacles such as inconsistent national policy adoption, fragile supply chains, and community stigma continue to impede widespread diagnostic scale-up.

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Saraf et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa9132f9013453be30a0fdd https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2026/87754.24452

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Implication

Narrative review demonstrates the potential of point-of-care diagnostics for hepatitis B and C in resource-limited settings, suggesting that improved deployment can accelerate disease elimination.