Laboratory medicine in low-income and middle-income countries: progress and challenges

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30308-8

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. 2018 May 12;391(10133):1873-1875.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30308-8. Epub 2018 Mar 15.

Laboratory medicine in low-income and middle-income countries: progress and challenges

John N Nkengasong¹, Katy Yao², Philip Onyebujoh³

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¹ Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union, Addis Ababa W21K19, Ethiopia. Electronic address: nkengasongj@africa-union.org.
² US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union, Addis Ababa W21K19, Ethiopia.

PMID: 29550031
PMCID: PMC5962422
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30308-8

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Laboratory medicine in low-income and middle-income countries: progress and challenges

John N Nkengasong et al. Lancet. 2018.

. 2018 May 12;391(10133):1873-1875.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30308-8. Epub 2018 Mar 15.

Authors

John N Nkengasong¹, Katy Yao², Philip Onyebujoh³

Affiliations

¹ Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union, Addis Ababa W21K19, Ethiopia. Electronic address: nkengasongj@africa-union.org.
² US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
³ Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union, Addis Ababa W21K19, Ethiopia.

PMID: 29550031
PMCID: PMC5962422
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30308-8

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JNN is the Director of Africa CDC. KY is a public health educator at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who conceptualised the SLMTA programme and serves as its global programme director. PO is senior policy and strategy adviser in the Office of the Director of Africa CDC. We declare no other competing interests.

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[1] Nkengasong JN, Nsubuga P, Nwanyanwu O, et al. Laboratory systems and services are critical in global health. Am J Clin Pathol. 2010;134:368–73. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Nkengasong JN, Nsubuga P, Nwanyanwu O, et al. Laboratory systems and services are critical in global health. Am J Clin Pathol. 2010;134:368–73. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Wilson ML, Fleming KA, Kuti M, Looi LM, Lago N, Ru K. Access to pathology and laboratory medicine services: a crucial gap. Lancet. 2018 published online March 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30458-6. - DOI - PubMed

[4] Wilson ML, Fleming KA, Kuti M, Looi LM, Lago N, Ru K. Access to pathology and laboratory medicine services: a crucial gap. Lancet. 2018 published online March 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30458-6. - DOI - PubMed

[5] Sayed S, Cherniak W, Tan SY, et al. Improving pathology and laboratory medicine in low-income and middle-income countries: roadmap to solutions. Lancet. 2018 published online March 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30459-8. - DOI - PubMed

[6] Sayed S, Cherniak W, Tan SY, et al. Improving pathology and laboratory medicine in low-income and middle-income countries: roadmap to solutions. Lancet. 2018 published online March 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30459-8. - DOI - PubMed

[7] Horton S, Sullivan R, Flanigan J, et al. Delivering modern, high-quality, affordable pathology and laboratory medicine to low-income and middle-income countries: a call to action. Lancet. 2018 published online March 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30460-4. - DOI - PubMed

[8] Horton S, Sullivan R, Flanigan J, et al. Delivering modern, high-quality, affordable pathology and laboratory medicine to low-income and middle-income countries: a call to action. Lancet. 2018 published online March 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30460-4. - DOI - PubMed

[9] Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. [accessed Feb 12, 2018];Evaluation of PEPFAR. 2013 http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2013/P....

[10] Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. [accessed Feb 12, 2018];Evaluation of PEPFAR. 2013 http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2013/P....

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