June 04 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Data-driven strategic planning and prioritization: Lessons from Nigeria’s National Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Buruli Ulcer Control Program
Programmatic planning and prioritization should be data-driven, inclusive, and aligned with broader health system goals. However, weaknesses in routine data systems, including limi
April 30 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: A new multi-disease QMS toolkit — simplified, practical, and built for real-world testing sites
As countries decentralize testing and use trained lay providers difficulty in applying the current tools in non-lab settings. To support this, WHO in collaboration with external ex
April 21 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Introducing the Laboratory System Maturity Monitoring (LMM) tool and sharing practical information for countries planning an LMM evaluation.
The Laboratory System Maturity Monitoring (LMM) is a tool jointly owned by Africa CDC and WHO AFRO. It provides a standardized measurement of laboratory system maturity through a v
Operational Guidance for Implementing Multiplatform TB Molecular Diagnostics: Country Experiences and Best Practices
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health challenge. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends three classes of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for initial TB d
March 12 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: The External Quality Assurance Dashboard of the Global Laboratory Initiative
Thursday, 12 March 2026 Ensuring quality of TB testing is a central pillar of the End TB Strategy. However, the roll-out of external quality assurance programs (EQA) frequently lag
February 19 2026 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: The launch of second version of the Waste Cost Assessment Framework (WCAF) tool
Thursday, 19 Feb 2026 Effective waste management involves safe procedures for minimizing, segregating, collecting, storing, transporting, treating, and disposing waste. All waste p
Guidance for Domestication of the Fleming Fund Qualifying the Workforce for AMR Surveillance in Africa and Asia (QWArS) Professional Qualification Framework
This document guides countries on how to adopt and adapt the Fleming Fund Qualifying the Workforce for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (QWArS) qualification framework. It set
May 2025 LabCoP Extended Echo Session. Closing the gap in drug-resistant TB diagnosis: the critical role of sequencing
The emergence of drug-resistant TB remains a global health threat, with only one-third of individuals estimated to have multi-drug (MDR) or rifampicin-resistant (RR) TB diagnosed a
WHO Standard: Universal Access to Rapid Tuberculosis Diagnostics
Finding and diagnosing tuberculosis (TB), continues to be the most challenging aspect of the TB cascade of care. Each year, an estimated three million people with TB go undiagnosed