June 18 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Breaking Silos: Leveraging HIV Infrastructure for Integrated Cervical Cancer Screening in Tanzania
Cervical cancer is preventable and treatable when detected early. However, access to screening services remains limited for many women in low- and middle-income countries, where 90
June 01 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Data-Driven TB Control: Leveraging South Africa’s Public-Facing TB Dashboard for TB Testing and Improved Decision Making.
On 1 June, a session on data-driven tuberculosis (TB) control was held, highlighting South Africa’s commitment to strengthening transparency, accountability, and public access to
June 04 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Data-driven strategic planning and prioritization: Lessons from Nigeria’s National Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Buruli Ulcer Control Program
Programmatic planning and prioritization should be data-driven, inclusive, and aligned with broader health system goals. However, weaknesses in routine data systems, including limi
May 28 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Moving from a Pilot project and siloed interventions to a system-based approach for improved health: A Global Call
Integrated diagnostics is an essential strategy for delivering cost-effective, people-centered health services. Tuberculosis services present an entry point for integration through
April 30 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: A new multi-disease QMS toolkit — simplified, practical, and built for real-world testing sites
As countries decentralize testing and use trained lay providers difficulty in applying the current tools in non-lab settings. To support this, WHO in collaboration with external ex
April 23 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Opportunities for Patient-Centric Sampling in African Diagnostics
Traditional healthcare is often delivered through rigid pathways where patients travel to a lab or hospital, trained staff collect a sample, and patients wait or return days later
April 14 2026 LabCoP WM SubCoP ECHO Session: Framework for the Selection, Implementation, and Financing of Laboratory Waste Management: the current state and the critical necessity for effective waste management
The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Waste Not Want Not (WNWN) have jointly developed comprehensive guidan
April 21 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Introducing the Laboratory System Maturity Monitoring (LMM) tool and sharing practical information for countries planning an LMM evaluation.
The Laboratory System Maturity Monitoring (LMM) is a tool jointly owned by Africa CDC and WHO AFRO. It provides a standardized measurement of laboratory system maturity through a v
April 9 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Task sharing for point-of-care testing with lay cadres: opportunities for scale up
Task sharing involves the rational redistribution of tasks among health workforce teams with Specific tasks moved, from highly qualified health workers to health workers with short