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The Lab Digest Newsletter issue 1, May 2019

Welcome to the first issue of The Lab Digest, a quarterly newsletter that brings you updates and insights from the world of laboratory and diagnostics, a brainchild of the department of National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services of the Ministry of Health.We are deeply delighted to have made...

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Theme: Health Risk Environment
Sub Theme: Other
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Fluorescent light-emitting diode (LED) microscopy for diagnosis of tuberculosis Policy statement

Conventional light microscopy of Ziehl-Neelsen-stained smears prepared directly from sputum specimens is the most widely available test for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in resource-limited settings. Ziehl-Neelsen microscopy is highly specific, but its sensitivity is variable (20-80%) and is signif...

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Theme: Global Health Security Capacities
Sub Theme: Communicable Diseases
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The Interagency Emergency Health Kit 2006

The organizations and agencies of the United Nations system and international and nongovernmental organizations are called upon to respond to an increasing number of largescale emergencies and disasters, many of which pose a serious threat to health. Much of the assistance provided in such situation...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
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Public health dimension of the world drug problem

Drug use, drug use disorders and related health conditions are major public health concerns. According to WHO��s latest estimates for 2015, psychoactive drug use is responsible for more than 450 000 deaths per year. The drug-attributable disease burden accounts for about 1.5% of the global burden of...

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Theme: Prevention
Sub Theme: Pharmaceuticals and Drugs
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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (24 November 2021)

The document titled COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update – (24 November 2021) offers a comprehensive insight into Emergency Response and Preparedness, focusing on key issues related to Technical Guidance. It addresses critical health challenges within Central Africa, Eastern Africa, N...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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COVID-19 Scientific and Public Health Policy Update (15 December 2020)

A. Executive summary  Wajnberg et al. reported that robust neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 infection persist for months. The vast majority of infected individuals with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 experience robust immunoglobulin G antibody responses against the viral spike protein. Authors also...

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Theme: Response
Sub Theme: Emergency response operations
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