Accelerating diagnostic readiness: LGC’s National Measurement Laboratory playing our part in delivering the 100 Days Mission

Despite being central to pandemic preparedness, diagnostics remain one of the most underfunded and poorly coordinated areas in global health. The 100 Days Mission (100DM) aims to change that—placing diagnostics at the heart of its strategy to prevent future pandemics. It seeks to deliver safe, effective and affordable diagnostic tools within 100 days of a declared Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This timeline is critical and determines whether outbreaks are contained or escalate into pandemics.

Experts at the National Measurement Laboratory (NML) at LGC have contributed to a gap assessment that identifies the most urgent and systemic barriers that must be addressed to enable diagnostic readiness within 100 days of a PHEIC declaration.

A report - Advancing the 100 Days Mission for Diagnostics: Global Gap Assessment - developed by the International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat (IPPS) in collaboration with the Brown University Pandemic Center and FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, analysis interviews from more than 30 global stakeholders along with case studies of Ebola, Dengue, and H5N1 influenza to identify barriers across the diagnostics ecosystem. The report proposes recommendations to unlock faster innovation, stronger coordination, and more resilient diagnostic capabilities.

Download the report here- Advancing the 100 Days Mission for Diagnostics: 2025 Global Gap Assessment – IPPS