Guidance and training
The diagnostics and laboratory technology team aims to provide guidance & specific training programmes for WHO member states on a regional basis.
Areas to be covered:
- Advocacy and policy guidance for Ministries of Health and
laboratory experts at regional and country level.
- Training the "Trainers"
- Quality Assurance
- Biosafety
- Organisation of EQAS
- CD4+ Counting Skills
- Country Project – An East African Initiative (AMREF) Implementation of Basic Operational Frameworks to improve the quality of laboratories in Kenya, Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania.
Related documents
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Publications
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Circonstances et modalités d’utilisation des tests d’infection récente pour estimer l’incidence de l’infection à HIV au niveau d’une population.
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When and how to use assays for recent infection to estimate HIV incidence at a population level
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HIV Rapid Assays: Operational Characteristics Report 16
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Key events
- WHO Prequalification of Medicines, Diagnostics and Vaccines: 6th Consultative Meeting with Stakeholders, 4-5 April 2011
- WHO Technical Working Group Meeting on CD 4 Technologies,17 -19 November 2009
- WHO Technical Working Group Meeting on Prequalification of HIV Virological Technologies, 21-23 September 2009
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