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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2022

Implementation of the COVID-19 laboratory testing certification program (CoLTeP), Zimbabwe, 2021.

Tendai Chipendo, Takudzwa Marembo, Clayton Munemo, Humphrey Chituri, Edwin Shumba, Donewell Bangure, Talkmore Maruta

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7 authors.

Tendai ChipendoAfrica Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Takudzwa MaremboAfrica Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Clayton MunemoAfrica Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Humphrey ChituriAfrica Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Edwin ShumbaAfrican Society for Laboratory Medicine, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Donewell BangureAfrica Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Talkmore MarutaAfrica Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Africa Union (AU) Trusted Travel Initiative was introduced in 2021 to support Africa Union member states enhance their current health screening systems. Trusted Travel offers an online digital platform for the verification and authentication of COVID-19 results based on a collaborative effort across a network of participating COVID-19 testing laboratories. In this paper, we describe the certification process of laboratories to qualify for listing on the AU Trusted Travel platform as approved and recognized COVID-19 testing facilities. A checklist prepared from the ISO15189: 2012, ISO15190: 2020 and World Health Organization Laboratory Safety Manual, 4

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COVID-19COVID-19 TestingLaboratoriesCertificationHumansSARS-CoV-2Zimbabwecertification programCOVID-19laboratoryZimbabwe

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PMCPMC9547028

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