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

Published Date:

Apr 15 2016

Source:

J Infect Dis. 213(Suppl 2):S35-S40.

Series:

PEPFAR

Language:

English

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Details:

Personal Authors:

Shrivastava, Ritu ; Gadde, Renuka ; Nkengasong, John N. ;

Keywords:

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Pubmed ID:

27025696

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4817354

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.

Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

CDC Public Access

Funding:

CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
PEPFAR/United States

Place as Subject:

Africa ; United States ;

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Supporting Files:

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