Laboratory Overview

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Laboratory Overview
Global AIDS Program (GAP) Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Austin Demby PhD July 28
August 1, 2003
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GAP Guiding Principles

• Team work, respect, and partnership
• Country leadership and ownership
• Focus on priority needs of each country
• Funding must complement existing programs and
  support development of new programs
• Coordination with other government, donors and
  organizations

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GAP Guiding Principles

• Support programmatic activities
• Promotion of in-country expertise and
  institutions
• Increase in number of participating U.S.
  government agencies, institutions and
  organizations

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Laboratory Planning

• National lab planning a prerequisite for support
• - Lab organization
• - Review recent assessment
• - Current lab activities
• - Communication
• - Reagents, test kits and test
  algorithms
• - MoH input
• - Partners local and international

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GAP countries with ongoing lab activities
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Rationale for Laboratory Quality Systems Meeting

• Potential urgent expansion of services
• Need to maintain quality
• Engaging laboratory leaders early
• Networking (collective effort)
• Strategic planning for evolving role of labs
• Systems approach to laboratory support