LabCoP Cookbook Recipe #9: Electronic Return and Notification of Test Results
Timely access to the results from diagnostic testing is critical for the effective management of recipients of care. Healthcare workers need access to results to make decisions suc
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
LabCoP 2023 Annual Meeting Report
The Laboratory System’s Strengthening Community of Practice (LabCoP) 7th Annual Meeting report presents key summaries, proposed actions and recommendations from the 2023 annual m
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
Report of the High-level Meeting on Diagnostic Integration and Laboratory Systems Strengthening
Report 27 – 28 April 2023 Nairobi, Kenya In April 2023, ASLM’s Laboratory Directors Forum convened a high-level meeting on diagnostic integration and laboratory systems str
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
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
Policy Brief and Infographics on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Africa
This policy brief summarises the results of the Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use Partnership (MAAP) project, and the analysis and interpretation of antimicrob
WHO Guidance to Support HIV Care Models During the COVID-19 Era
In September 2021 the World Health Organization released updated guidance on maintaining essential health services during COVID-19, which provides direction on modifications and sp