In today’s healthcare system, 70 percent of medical decisions depend on laboratory test results. Strong clinical laboratories provide the foundation for accurate and timely disease diagnosis, prevention and control to improve public health and safety.
CDC improves laboratory quality and safety, informatics and data science, and workforce competencies to safeguard both patient and public health.
Nigeria
NEED
Nigeria has more malaria cases than any other country, with a prevalence of 27 percent among children under five years of age.
INTERVENTION
Implement proactive community detection of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea
TYPE OF ACTIVITIES
Laboratory
APPROXIMATE FUNDING NEED
$5 million
India
NEED
Acute febrile illness affects thousands of people every year in India, leading to severe morbidity and mortality.
INTERVENTION
Establish a tiered diagnostic system for seven acute febrile illness pathogens among hospitals across the country
TYPE OF ACTIVITIES
Laboratory
APPROXIMATE FUNDING NEED
$880,000
Vietnam
NEED
The ministry of health has limited capacity to detect unusual or emerging pathogens in the course of outbreak investigations.
INTERVENTION
Establish a national public health reference laboratory network with the capacity for advanced diagnostic testing that produces credible results
TYPE OF ACTIVITIES
Laboratory
APPROXIMATE FUNDING NEED
$1.2 million
Haiti
NEED
In order to accurately identify and detect pathogens, Haiti’s laboratory quality systems need improvement.
INTERVENTION
Improve pathogen detection by building public health laboratory capacity through expansion of Haiti’s specimen storage, operationalizing the country’s National Specimen Referral Network and building national and subnational laboratory capacity
TYPE OF ACTIVITIES
Laboratory
APPROXIMATE FUNDING NEED
$2.9 million
Sierra Leone
NEED
Renovations, equipment, supplies and workforce development are needed for the Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHRL) to serve the five reference laboratories within Sierra Leone and provide leadership and guidance within the MOHS public health systems.
INTERVENTION
Sustainably renovate and operationalize the CPHRL
TYPE OF ACTIVITIES
Laboratory
APPROXIMATE FUNDING NEED
$2 million