Summary, general discussion and future perspectives The present thesis aimed to close some gaps in knowledge about the test characteristics of malaria RDTs, end-user performance and the quality of the malaria RDT kits‟ packages and information inserts. In Chapter II , the test characteristics of two one step malaria RDTs targeting P. vivax were assessed: SD FK70 malaria Ag Pv (only P. vivax detection) en SD FK80 Pf/ Pv ( P. falciparum and P.vivax detection). Although the sensitivities of both malaria RDTs for the detection of P. vivax withstand comparison with the best among other malaria RDTs, there were some concerns. First, the sensitivity for the diagnosis of P. vivax is still not high enough to exclude the diagnosis of P. vivax in a reliable way. Further, it was noted – as for other malaria RDT brands - that sensitivity declines at parasite densities below 5,000/µl and particularly below 500/µl. Moreover, the sensitivities for the diagnosis of