Importance of Public-Private Partnerships: Strengthening Laboratory Medicine Systems and Clinical Practice in Africa

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• Alternative Title:
  J Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Shrivastava, Ritu ; Gadde, Renuka ; Nkengasong, John N.
• Description:
  After the launch of the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in 2003, it became evident that inadequate laboratory systems and services would severely limit the scale-up of human immunodeficiency virus infection prevention, care, and treatment programs. Thus, the Office of the US Global AIDS Coordinator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Becton, Dickinson and Company developed a public-private partnership (PPP). Between October 2007 and July 2012, the PPP combined the competencies of the public and private sectors to boost sustainable laboratory systems and develop workforce skills in 4 African countries. Key accomplishments of the initiative include measurable and scalable outcomes to strengthen national capacities to build technical skills, develop sample referral networks, map disease prevalence, support evidence-based health programming, and drive continuous quality improvement in laboratories. This report details lessons learned from our experience and a series of recommendations on how to achieve successful PPPs.
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Africa AIDS Article Becton, Dickinson And Company Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, U.S. Evidence-Based Practice HIV HIV Infections Humans Laboratories Laboratory Systems PEPFAR Private Sector Public-private Partnership Public-Private Sector Partnerships United States

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• Source:
  J Infect Dis. 213(Suppl 2):S35-S40
• Pubmed ID:
  27025696
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4817354
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; PEPFARUnited States/
• Volume:
  213
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:02aeddfad284283f0288010de2f3a7a650ffd6d4a9b98a3cd1bc7a079e14e1e4
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/38763/cdc_38763_DS1.pdf
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