COVID-19 ECHO Session #52: Efforts to Increase Access to COVID-19 Ag RDT: Nigeria and South Africa Experiences
On 15 March 2022, ASLM’s LabCoP convened a session to review efforts to increase community access to COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic testing (Ag RDT) services, drawing experien
COVID-19 ECHO Session #51: External Quality Assessment for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Emerging Viruses
On 10 March 2022, ASLM’s LabCoP convened a session on external quality assessment (EQA) for SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging viruses. EQA is a vital tool that provides objective evi
March 2022 LabCoP ECHO Session: Generating demand for HIV viral load testing through targeted communications campaigns
LabCoP’s March 2022 ECHO session focused on generating demand for HIV viral load (VL) testing through targeted communications campaigns. For people living with HIV and on antiret
Feb 2022 LabCoP ECHO Session: Introducing the HIV Laboratory Waste Cost Assessment Framework
LabCoP’s February ECHO session introduced the HIV Laboratory Waste Cost Assessment Framework (WCAF), an MS Excel-based tool co-developed by the US CDC and Roche Diagnostics, unde
COVID-19 ECHO Session #50: Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Africa
On 10 Feb 2022, ASLM held this ECHO session to cover genomic surveillance for SARS-COV-2 in Africa by Africa CDC’s Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Africa PGI). This initiati
Jan 2022 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Tuberculosis Diagnostic Network Assessment-Tanzania Experience
On 27 Jan 2022, this extended ECHO session was convened to review the experiences from Tanzania’s first Tuberculosis Diagnostic Network Assessment. The aim of this assessment was
Special ECHO Session Dec 2021: The Diagnostic Evidence Hub’s Role in Accelerating Uptake of Diagnostic Innovations
On 8 December 2021 this special ECHO session was held to focus on the role of the Diagnostic Evidence Hub in accelerating uptake of diagnostic innovations. The Diagnostic Evidence
Late October 2021 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: German Epidemic Preparedness Team Laboratory Strengthening for EQA
On 28 October 2021 this Extended ECHO session focused on neglected tropical disease laboratories, their potential to act as effective reference labs with effective implementation o
Early October 2021 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Screening for LTBI in Resource-Limited Settings and Solutions to Meet EndTB Goals
On 14 October 2021 this Extended ECHO session was convened to discuss the basics of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), the critical importance of screening for LTBI in addition
COVID-19 ECHO Session #49: Manufacturers of COVID-19 Diagnostics: Siemens & Thermo Fisher
On 16 September 2021, ASLM’s LabCoP hosted another session in our series on manufacturers of COVID-19 diagnostics products. This session featured Siemens Healthineers and The