Looking Ahead
2025 Annual LabCoP MeetingPreparations for the much-anticipated annual LabCoP meeting are underway. This year, the event will be held from 22–24 October in Nairobi, Kenya, bringi
What’s New
ASLM Report Highlights Impact of PEPFAR Funding Freeze on Laboratory Services in AfricaASLM is pleased to release a timely report examining the effects of the United States Governm
Reaching the End TB Goals: The Role of Strong Diagnostic Networks
Each year on March 24th, World TB Day serves as an important reminder that tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge. Despite being an ancient disease, TB con
Strengthening Guinea’s Laboratory Network: Insights from the LabNet Scorecard Assessment
From February 4 to 6, 2025, a multisectoral committee, designated by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with ASLM assessors, conducted a comprehensive evaluation of Guinea’s
Expert Experience: Malawi’s Contingency Planning During the USG Funding Pause
In response to ongoing reductions in external funding for HIV programming and in anticipation of the USG funding pause, Malawi emerged as a frontrunner in contingency planning to p
ECHO Sessions Summaries: January to March 2025
Between January and March 2025, the Laboratory Systems Strengthening Community of Practice (LabCoP), in collaboration with ASLM and various partners, convened seven impactful ECHO
April 2025 LabCoP ECHO Session: Progress in foreign assistance space and current significant funding reduction Impact and potential mitigation strategies going forward
The recent US government stop work order has the potential to negate the gains in the global health space including HIV response towards achieving global targets for viral suppress
April 2025 LabCoP M&E ECHO Session: Improving results utilization towards UNAIDS 95-95-95 using Results Framework: The Uganda Experience
In this session the Ministry of Uganda, shares their experiences on how they have used HIV Action Plan Results Framework to track progress towards achieving the UNAIDS performance
WHO Standard: Universal Access to Rapid Tuberculosis Diagnostics
Finding and diagnosing tuberculosis (TB), continues to be the most challenging aspect of the TB cascade of care. Each year, an estimated three million people with TB go undiagnosed
March 2025 LabCoP ECHO Session: Stool-based testing in the era of childhood TB diagnosis: current status and country experience
Following the WHO recommendation in 2022, stool-based testing has been introduced globally, with particular success in several African countries. In this session, presented by Mans