Integrating laboratory networks, surveillance systems and public health institutes in Africa
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The Ebola outbreak in West Africa underlined the urgent need for integration of public health systems, including the establishment of national laboratory networks, surveillance systems, and health research institutions at all levels of service delivery. The integration schema presented here would assist in driving the immediate steps needed for integration of public health systems, particularly laboratory networks, in support of the implementation of International Health Regulations and the Global Health Security Agenda in the African region. Increased funding, political willingness from countries, and coordination through enhanced technical assistance from international partners, are critical in achieving this objective.
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- Authors
- Onyebujoh, P. C., Thirumala, A. K., & Ndihokubwayo, J.-B.
- Affiliations
- World Health Organization (CH)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (CG)
- Corresponding author
- Onyebujoh, Philip C.
- Venue
- African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
- Publisher
- AOSIS
- Published
- 2016-10-31
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 431-431
- ISSN
- 2225-2002 (ISSN-L)
- 2225-2010
- PMC
- PMC5433809
- OpenAlex
- W2547526170
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 1.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- African Journal of Laboratory Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- World Health Organization
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Global Security and Public Health
- Keywords
- disease surveillance systems, public health centers, International Health Regulations, Global Health Security Agenda, Ebola outbreak, West Africa, Africa, technical assistance, health care financing
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