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
Framework for the Selection, Implementation, and Financing of Strategies for the Management and Treatment of Laboratory Waste
Amid rapidly advancing diagnostic technologies and expanding laboratory services across Africa, the safe and sustainable management of laboratory waste has become an urgent public
Waste Cost Assessment Framework (WCAF) v2.0: Strategic Web-Based Tool for Laboratory Waste Management
WCAF v2.0: Laboratory Waste Cost Assessment & Quantification Framework The Waste Cost Assessment Framework (WCAF) v2.0 is a tool to support laboratories with a standardised for
The Assay Verification Tool
The Assay Verification Tool is designed to help laboratories implement new tests, making it easier to design, setup, and analyse data generated as part of a new test procedure veri
Collection of Dried Blood Spot Specimen for Viral Load Testing
In 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended viral load (VL) monitoring as the gold standard for monitoring the effectiveness of antiviral therapy (ART). One of the key
Early Infant Diagnosis Through Dried Blood Spot Collection
Early infant diagnosis (EID) is critical for timely initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART) in HIV-infected children who are at high risk of mortality. In recognition of the i