ArticleFrontiers in public health2019
Creating a National Specimen Referral System in Guinea: Lessons From Initial Development and Implementation.
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- Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni and Associated Risk Factors in Human and Biomphalaria Snails in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Acta parasitologica · 2022Pooled it
- The practice of evaluating epidemic response in humanitarian and low-income settings: a systematic review.BMC medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Assessing the effectiveness of the integrated sample referral system in Tanzania: insights from a nationwide study.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- Improving the specimen referral system in Ghana: findings from a landscape assessment.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Implementation of an Integrated Sample Referral System (ISRS) in Ghana: Successes and Lessons Learnt from a Pilot Study in the Northern and Greater Accra Regions.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Implementation and performance evaluation of an integrated specimen referral system in Burkina Faso using the national courier services (2020-2022).Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Indirect Effects of Ebola Virus Disease Epidemics on Health Systems in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia: A Scoping Review Supplemented with Expert Interviews.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Use of Physical Accessibility Modelling in Diagnostic Network Optimization: A Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Lessons learned for surveillance system strengthening through capacity building and partnership engagement in post-Ebola Guinea, 2015-2019.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Designing and Piloting a Specimen Transport System in Burkina Faso.Health security · 2020Article
- Leveraging Partnerships to Maximize Global Health Security Improvements in Guinea, 2015-2019.Health security · 2020Article
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Abstract
In the wake of the 2014-2016, West Africa Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, the Government of Guinea recognized an opportunity to strengthen its national laboratory system, incorporating capacity and investments developed during the response. The Ministry of Health (MOH) identified creation of a holistic, safe, secure, and timely national specimen referral system as a priority for improved detection and confirmation of priority diseases, in line with national Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response guidelines. The project consisted of two parts, each led by different implementing partners working collaboratively together and with the Ministry of Health: the development and approval of a national specimen referral policy, and pilot implementation of a specimen referral system, modeled on the policy, in three prefectures. This paper describes the successful execution of the project, highlighting the opportunities and challenges of building sustainable health systems capacity during and after public health emergencies, and provides lessons learned for strengthening national capabilities for surveillance and disease diagnosis.
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