Africa CDC, African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) and partners have developed a training curriculum to facilitate the implementation of Ag-RDT for detection of SARS-CoV-2 (https://aslm.org/courses/covid-19-antigen-training-materials/). These training materials are being used by Member States for rollout training to health facilities. Training rollout is happening at the same time with the distribution of antigen-based rapid test kits. Africa CDC and partners have developed key indicators for monitoring the progress of the rollout of rapid antigen tests. Monitoring and evaluation of COVID-19 Ag-RDT rollout is essential for measuring progress in implementation. These indicators help to capture timely Ag-RDT implementation information and detailed COVID-19 test data from the COVID-19 Ag testing sites for better monitoring of the testing programme. The availability of real-time antigen testing data will help Member States to regularly generate evidence to drive national decision making on testing strategies. The selected indicators and reporting requirements are developed to track the progress of Ag-RDT testing in Member States.
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