LabCoP Cookbook

ASLM is pleased to introduce LabCoP’s Cookbook of Best Practices! This series of recipes, consisting of considerations and best practices, will cover a variety of topics from viral load scale up to COVID-19 diagnositcs and optimisation.  These recipes are the result of south-to-south information sharing of country teams across Africa that participate in ASLM’s LabCoP and a variety of ECHO sessions.

LabCoP Cookbook Recipe #1: Sample Transport

LabCoP Cookbook Recipe #2: Test Result Utilisation

LabCoP Cookbook Recipe #3: Demand Creation

LabCoP Cookbook Recipe #4: Decentralising COVID-19 PCR Capacity

LabCoP Cookbook Recipe #5: Quality Management System Considerations for COVID-19 Molecular Testing Labs

LabCoP Cookbook Recipe #6: How to Maintain HIV and Tuberculosis Testing Services During Health Emergencies

LabCoP Cookbook Recipe #7: Management of Guanidinium Thiocyanate Containing Waste From Testing Laboratories

LabCoP Cookbook Recipe #8: Expanding Access to World Health Organization-Recommended Rapid Molecular Diagnostic Tools For Tuberculosis - Truenat as a Case Scenario

LabCoP Cookbook Recipe #9: Electronic Return and Notification of Test Results