Practical Guide to Implementation of Truenat Tests
The Stop TB/USAID/GLI Practical Guide to Implementation of Truenat Tests has been updated to include best practices and lessons learned from countries that have implemented Truenat
July 2024 LabCoP DNO SubCoP ECHO Session – Maximizing Laboratory Efficiency: An Overview of Geospatial Analysis for Diagnostic Network Optimization
On 25 July 2024, ASLM convened a LabCoP DNO SubCoP ECHO session to provide an introduction and overview of geospatial analyses for diagnostic systems strengthening. Geospatial anal
AMR CoP ECHO Session 12 July 2024 – The Rise of Resistance: How Bacteria Outsmart Antibiotics
In this Antimicrobial (AMR) Community of Practice (CoP) webinar, we discuss the sophisticated and crafty methods bacteria use to resist antibiotics. The session presentation is del
July 2024 LabCoP Monthly ECHO Session – Setting up and Running a Sustainable National Equipment Maintenance and Calibration Center: Experience from Uganda
On 11 July 2024, ASLM’s LabCoP hosted a monthly ECHO session that focused on setting up and running a sustainable national equipment maintenance and calibration center and the ex
WHO’s Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) Checklist
The SLIPTA Checklist V3, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), specifies requirements for quality and competency, aimed to develop and improve medical laboratory servic
LabCoP Cookbook Recipe #8: Expanding Access to World Health Organization-Recommended Rapid Molecular Diagnostic Tools For Tuberculosis – Truenat as a Case Scenario
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health challenge and a leading cause of death by an infectious disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) has set targets to reduce
The Role of HIV Viral Suppression in Improving Individual Health and Reducing Transmission: WHO Policy Brief
This World Health Organization policy brief explains the rationale behind the thresholds of HIV viral load suppression and provides additional information regarding implementation
Building Testing Capacity for Epidemic-Prone Diseases
Through its Africa Task Force for Novel Coronavirus (AFTCOR) Laboratory Technical Working Group, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has developed gu
LabCoP Cookbook Recipe #7: Management of Guanidinium Thiocyanate Containing Waste From Testing Laboratories
Safe disposal of laboratory waste is a critical component of good laboratory practice. Molecular diagnostic test services, including HIV viral load (VL) and coronavirus disease 201
The WHO Standard: Universal Access to Rapid Tuberculosis Diagnostics
This WHO publication sets benchmarks to achieve universal access to WHO-recommended rapid diagnostics (WRDs), increase bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis and drug resistance