May 6, 2019
The Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri (PHL-IdC) (http://www.phlidc.org), in Pemba, Zanzibar,United Republic of Tanzania, has been a WHO Collaborating Centre for neglected tropical diseases(NTDs) since 2005. It operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Health, Zanzibar.PHL-IdC’s activities include assisting relevant health programmes to implement disease controlstrategies, undertaking operational research and strengthening capacities of health staff. It alsoprovides the local population with routine services for selected laboratory tests. To date, PHL-IdC has been actively involved in organizing various international training courses and workshops in tropical medicine and global health. In order to enhance the capacity of laboratory personnel on the diagnosis of selected NTDs, includingproviding a leadership role in research and monitoring & evaluation of infectious disease programmes,PHL-IdC – in collaboration with the Ivo de Carneri Foundation (http://www.fondazionedecarneri.it/en/) and support from the World Health Organization (https://www.who.int) – is organizing a training© WHOcourse on diagnosis of schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiases, lymphatic filariasis, leprosy, dengue fever,rabies and diarrhoeal diseases, with a focus on good laboratory practice (GLP), notably quality assurance (QA),quality control (QC) and adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Course objectives The objective of the course is to build capacities on field-applicable laboratory procedures intended to diagnose NTDs in endemic countries. The training will be directed to laboratory personnel either based in such countries, or willing to get familiar with laboratory practice in a tropical setting. Specific objectives include:
• To provide training to laboratory personnel on execution of diagnostic testing (specimen collection, sample preservation, storage, processing and disposal) regarding schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis, lymphatic filariasis, dengue fever, leprosy and rabies; and to provide an orientation on diagnosis of diarrhoeal diseases;
• To orientate participants on the importance of GLP with the focus on QA/QC;
• To ensure that participants familiarize themselves with and are able to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for performance of laboratory techniques (microscopic methods and rapid-diagnostic test) for the above-mentioned diseases.
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Strengthening Laboratory capacity for diagnosis of NDTs