COVID-19 ECHO Session #38: Impact of Novel Variants on COVID-19 Diagnostics
On 5th March 2021, ASLM hosted a special COVID-19 session that looked at COVID-19 genomics surveillance and how mutations can affect diagnostics and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
LabCoP Cookbook Recipe 5: Quality Management System Considerations and Guidance for COVID-19 Molecular Testing Laboratories
Laboratory diagnosis is an essential element of communicable disease surveillance, both for routine confirmation of infections and for the rapid identification of the cause of outb
COVID-19 ECHO Session #33: Testing Strategy for COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests
On 22 January, 2021 this COVID-19 ECHO session was convened to discuss testing strategies for COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag RDT) and Africa CDC’s testing guidelines
In-house Test Development for Molecular Detection of SARS-CoV-2
ASLM and Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) have produced a guide on how to develop and validate in-house RT-PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2. This guidance is essential, par
Quality Assurance Framework for SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Testing for Diagnosis of COVID-19
ASLM in collaboration with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and in partnership with the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Amref and Last Mile Health present t
Guidance on Quality Assurance for COVID-19 Molecular Laboratory Testing
As part of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, laboratory diagnosis has remained as the cornerstone to this intervention. Molecular assays performed on nasopharyngeal swa
LabCoP Cookbook Recipe 4: Decentralising COVID-19 PCR Diagnostic Capacity to Sub-National Level
Decentralising laboratory testing for COVID-19 to on a national scale will be effective if COVID-19 nucleic acid testing is extended to subnational levels. However, this expansion
COVID-19 ECHO Session #23: COVID-19 Antigen Testing’s Role in Helping Control the Pandemic
On 18 September 2020, this COVID-19 ECHO session was convened to discuss antigen testing’s role in helping control the COVID-19 pandemic. Real time Polymerized Chain Reaction (rt
WHO’s Guide for the Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) in the African Region
These updated guidelines (in English, French and Portuguese) for the Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA), published by WHO, provide a fra
Maintaining Essential Health Services: Operational Guidance for the COVID-19 Context
The World Health Organization has updated their interim operational guide for maintaining essential health services during an outbreak, to support countries preparedness and respon