The WHO Western Pacific Regional Office has published

, a resource that supports improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control of bacterial infections.

The manual highlights key factors in clinical diagnostic stewardship, including selecting the right diagnostic test, for the right patient, at the right time, using proper sample collection techniques, and ensuring that results are correctly interpreted and acted upon. It also emphasizes the importance of reducing unnecessary testing, optimizing the use of limited healthcare resources, improving clinical care, strengthening multidisciplinary collaboration, and supporting quality antimicrobial resistance surveillance data.

This publication serves as a practical guide for clinicians, frontline healthcare professionals, hospital managers, policy makers, and educators, particularly in low- and middle-income country settings.

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Strengthening clinical diagnostic stewardship in the Western Pacific Region: a practical manual