Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis ISME Community of Practice Reference Manual
This reference manual, published by PEPFAR and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is a guide for Implementation Subject Matter Experts (ISME)s who offer either in
Waste Issue Resources for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The waste produced in the course of healthcare activities, from contaminated needles to radioactive isotopes, can cause infection and injury. Inadequate waste management is likely
January 2019 LabCoP ECHO Session: Innovative Public-Private Partnerships for Global Laboratory System Strengthening to Accelerate Epidemic Control
This presentation by Dr. Ritu Shrivastava from the International Laboratory Branch of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention covers free online, didactic and in-person r
UNICEF Shares a Mother’s Perspective on Point-of-Care
In 2017, UNAIDS estimated 3,300 children under the age of 15 years died from AIDS-related causes in Cameroon. A key challenge is diagnosing and treating infants early in life. Now,
WHO Considerations for Adoption and Use of Multi-disease Testing Devices in Integrated Laboratory Networks
Several new laboratory technologies are available or are being developed to allow for testing of different conditions using disease-specific tests on the same platform. For example
WHO Technical And Operational Considerations For Implementing HIV Viral Load Testing
This publication provides high-level guidance on implementing and scaling up HIV viral load (VL) testing programmes for health ministries and implementation partners, using a three
WHO What’s New In Treatment Monitoring: Viral Load And CD4 Testing
Treatment initiation ART should be initiated in all children, adolescents, pregnant and breastfeeding women and adults living with HIV, regardless of WHO clinical stage and at any
A Proposed Framework for the Implementation of Early Infant Diagnosis Point-of-Care
To reduce morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected children and close the treatment gap for HIV-infected children, there is an urgent need to evaluate existing programmatic and l
Significant Patient Impact Observed Upon Implementation of Point-of-Care Early Infant Diagnosis Technologies in an Observational Study in Malawi
In this Malawi study, ART initiation rates were significantly improved with the implementation of same-day POC EID testing compared with referred, longer-turnaround laboratory-base
Effect of point-of-care early infant diagnosis on antiretroviral therapy initiation and retention of patients: a cluster-randomised trial
In this cluster-randomized controlled trial, Jani et al. evaluated the effect of point-of-care (POC) early infant HIV testing on rates of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation an