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October 2023 LabCoP DNO Sub-CoP ECHO Session: Multi-disease Diagnostic Network Optimisation in Kenya
November 16, 2023
The October 2023 LabCoP Diagnostic Network Optimization (DNO) Sub-CoP EHO Session was help in conjunction with the Kenya Ministry of Health and partners on integrated DNO. The session provided an overview of the integrated DNO conducted in Kenya to improve access to testing for tuberculosis (TB), HIV and human papillomavirus (HPV). Presentations were made by Jeremiah Okari Ogoro, Laboratory Scientist, National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Disease Program, Ministry of Health, Kenya; Nancy Bowen, Head, National HIV Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Kenya; and Manuela Rehr, Microbiologist, Epidemiologist, and independent consultant for FIND. They shared key findings for an optimally-designed and integrated network in Kenya, as well as the implications for implementation and future practical operations. Please follow the links here to view the recorded ECHO session and download the presentation slides.