Expert Experience
The LabCoP management team recently sat down with Dr. Grania Brigden, Senior TB Advisor at The Global Fund, to discuss exciting updates to TB diagnostics. Near point-of-care (NPOC)
Closing the evidence to implementation gap for new TB tests
Access to rapid TB diagnosis remains a challenge. Globally, just over a third of TB testing sites have access to a WHO-recommended rapid diagnostic (WRD) test. Where testing is ava
LabCop ECHO SEssion Summary July–Sept 2025
During the 3rd quarter of 2025, the Laboratory Systems Strengthening Community of Practice (LabCoP), with support from the Gates Foundation and partner organizations, convened seve
Stakeholders meeting on LabMap capacity gap analysis on laboratory-based disease surveillance and review of the data collection tool
From 8-12th September 2025, Africa CDC and ASLM partnered with seven Member States to conduct a laboratory capacity gap analysis using LabMap data in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The ana
Publication of the newly developed framework for GIS-mapping of laboratory systems and network capacities in Africa
In October 2025, Africa CDC submitted the newly developed framework for GIS mapping of laboratory systems and network capacities across Africa for publication. Developed in collabo
Strengthening Laboratory Systems: SLIPTA Audits Conducted Across Three States in South Sudan
From 1–10 September 2025, the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), in collaboration with the ICAP South Sudan Country Office and the National Public Health Laboratory
Rwanda Hosts National Laboratory Quality Framework Workshop to Advance Laboratory Services and Policy Development
Rubavu, Rwanda From 11–14 August 2025, the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), in collaboration with Georgetown University (GU) Rwanda and the Ministry of Health Rwan
DR MARUTA: Building a safer Africa starts with Biosafety and Biosecurity
Dr. Maruta is the Programs Director at ASLM In 2023 alone, over 200 pathogen-related public health events were reported across the continent. In Summary By mid-2025, over 350 Afric
Gambia Hosts Critical Health Security Meeting to Advance Bio-Surveillance and Biological Threat Management in Africa
The city of Banjul, Gambia, is this week hosting a pivotal health security meeting from August 4–8, 2025, aimed at strengthening the country’s ability to detect, monitor, and r
Artificial Intelligence in Medical Diagnostics: Revolutionizing Precision and Speed in Healthcare
David Uche Communications Officer, ASLM Understanding AI’s Role in Medical Diagnostics AI refers to the ability of machines to simulate human intelligence processes such as learn