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East Africa Public Health Lab Network

last updated Nov 30, 2011

Overview

Implementing organization: 
East, Central and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC)
Implementation Partner(s): 
EAC
Legal Status: 
Public-private partnership
Year Launched: 
2011
Stage: 
Pilot/startup stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
All income levels

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
Donor, Government

Technology

Technology Used: 
Phones › Apps/Software, Phones › Internet, Computer, Remote Diagnostic Tool, Global Positioning System (GPS)
Technology Purpose: 
Improving Data Management › Data Collection, Extending Geographic Access, Facilitating Patient Communications › General Health Education

Scale

Personnel Employed: 
10-49
Summary: 

East Africa Public Health Laboratory Networking Project for Africa is to establish a network of efficient, high quality, accessible public health laboratories for the diagnosis and surveillance of Tuberculosis (TB), and other communicable diseases.

Program goals/rationale: 

The project will strengthen capacity to diagnose communicable diseases of public health importance and share information to mount an effective regional response; support joint training and capacity building to expand the pool of qualified laboratory technicians; and fund joint operational research and promote knowledge sharing to enhance the evidence base for these investments and support regional coordination and program management.

Key program components: 

There are three components to the project, the first component being regional diagnostic and surveillance capacity. The component will provide targeted support to create and render functional the regional laboratory network. Uganda, working in close collaboration with East, Central, and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), will lead the establishment of the network. The second component is the joint training and capacity building. The project will support training in a range of institutions in the four countries and across the region. Tanzania will provide leadership in this area and establish a regional training hub. It will provide practical training at its state of the art national health laboratory quality assurance and training centre and in-service training and post-graduate mentorships at the Muhimbili University of health and allied sciences. Finally, the third component is the joint operational research, knowledge sharing and regional coordination, and program management.

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