ArticleAfrican journal of laboratory medicine2016
Integrating laboratory networks, surveillance systems and public health institutes in Africa.
Article in African journal of laboratory medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
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- A systematic review on integration mechanisms in human and animal health surveillance systems with a view to addressing global health security threats.One health outlook · 2020Review
- Nigeria's efforts to strengthen laboratory diagnostics - Why access to reliable and affordable diagnostics is key to building resilient laboratory systems.African journal of laboratory medicine · 2020Article
- Building operational public health capacity through collaborative networks of National Public Health Institutes.BMJ global health · 2019Review
- The design and implementation of the re-vitalised integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) in Uganda, 2013-2016.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Misdiagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and associated factors in peripheral laboratories: a retrospective study, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.BMC research notes · 2018Article
- Stronger tuberculosis laboratory networks and services in Africa essential to ending tuberculosis.African journal of laboratory medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa underlined the urgent need for integration of public health systems, including the establishment of national laboratory networks, surveillance systems, and health research institutions at all levels of service delivery. The integration schema presented here would assist in driving the immediate steps needed for integration of public health systems, particularly laboratory networks, in support of the implementation of International Health Regulations and the Global Health Security Agenda in the African region. Increased funding, political willingness from countries, and coordination through enhanced technical assistance from international partners, are critical in achieving this objective.
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