April 16 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Pooled sputum testing for molecular TB diagnosis – Lessons from the Start4All multi-country experience
Each year, over 2 million people with TB go undiagnosed or are diagnosed late because access to rapid molecular testing remains limited, particularly in decentralised and resource-
March 24 2026 LabCoP WM SubCoP ECHO Session: Tools for change: Quantifying and understanding diagnostic plastic waste
March 24 2026 Between 25%-36% of biomedical and general healthcare waste is made of plastic and this translates to a global projection of about 15 million tons of plastic waste gen
Practical Considerations for Managing Laboratory Guanidinium Thiocyanate (GTC)- Containing Waste from HIV Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis Platforms
As molecular diagnostic technologies have expanded across Africa over the past decade, particularly for HIV viral load (VL) and early infant diagnosis (EID) testing, the challenges
March 19 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Critical Pathway Analysis for New TB Diagnostic Tools in Africa: Insights from 4 Countries & Continental Regulatory Stakeholders
Thursday, 19 March 2026 Over a decade since the WHO recommended replacement of smear microscopy with rapid molecular diagnostics, only half of people with TB have access to these t
Operational Guidance for Implementing Multiplatform TB Molecular Diagnostics: Country Experiences and Best Practices
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health challenge. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends three classes of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for initial TB d
ASLM LabCoP Newsletter, Volume 9 Issue 1
The latest edition of LabCoP Connect is hot off the press! This issue highlights how African countries are leveraging GIS-based laboratory mapping to strengthen diagnostic networks
Expert Experience
The LabCoP management team recently asked Sandra Chipuka (MPH), Acting National HIV Program Laboratory Coordinator, Ministry of Health and Child Care, AIDS and TB Unit to discuss t
Sputum Pooling: Maximising Impact with an Old Tool
Sputum Pooling: Maximising Impact with an Old Tool Tuberculosis (TB) has affected humanity for millennia. Observed on 24 March, World TB Day highlights both progress and remaining
Capacity Building for Healthcare Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa to perform point-of-care diagnostic tests for identification individuals with Advanced HIV Disease
Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) remains a major contributor to HIV-related morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. According to WHO guidelines, individuals living with HIV with a
LabCoP ECHO Session Summary October – December 2025
In Q4 2025, the Laboratory Systems Strengthening Community of Practice (LabCoP) project, supported by the Gates Foundation and partner organizations, hosted four webinars. The sess