{"id":9444,"date":"2025-04-03T16:58:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T07:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/?p=9444"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:50:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T06:50:32","slug":"handheld-poct-for-sexually-transmitted-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/handheld-poct-for-sexually-transmitted-infections\/","title":{"rendered":"Handheld POCT for Sexually Transmitted Infections"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9444\" class=\"elementor elementor-9444\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-749eb4c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"749eb4c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-572e761a\" data-id=\"572e761a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e58c318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"7e58c318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Award type :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">Product Development Award<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ca934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"64ca934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Product type :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">Diagnostics<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f9944e elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"72f9944e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Award year :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">2024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1115bc04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"1115bc04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Project start date :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">12 \/ 17 \/ 2024<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234253f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"234253f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Project end date :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">-<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76eeb0c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"76eeb0c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Project duration (months) :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">-<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7908025f elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" data-id=\"7908025f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"stad_for_elementor_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Development stage :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">Early Prototype Development\/ Analytical Validation<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-542a43f3\" data-id=\"542a43f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bca3fef elementor-widget elementor-widget-stad_for_elementor_heading\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"stad-heading stad-heading-dual-content stad-padding-0 stad-margin-0\">\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-before-content-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">Funding amount(KRW) :<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"stad-heading-dual-after-content-text-br\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text stad-heading-content-text stad-inline-block\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"stad-heading-dual-content-after-text-content\">2,160,000,000<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62c7595e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62c7595e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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With over one million STIs acquired daily and a high disease burden in LMICs, this rapid point-of-care solution enables early detection and treatment, helping lower STI-related Disability Adjusted Life Years(DALYs) improve reproductive health outcomes, and enhance global STI management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award type : Product Development Award Product type : Diagnostics Award year : 2024 Project start date : 12 \/ 17 \/ 2024 Project end date : &#8211; Project duration (months) : &#8211; Development stage : Early Prototype Development\/ Analytical Validation Target disease : Sexually transmitted infections Region served : Brazil, Philippines, Thailand, Nigeria Recipient&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9444"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9444"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11198,"href":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9444\/revisions\/11198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}