Prior to COVID, we had just one recommendation lab regarding viral infections are concerned. We had Uganda Infection Research Institute. But when COVID came, we dealt with CDC. CDC has been really on the center
of reinforcing the services as much as viral and also any type of epidemic outbreak security in the country. CDC built ability as well as we’ve been able now to expand our ability from one viral lab in UVRI. Today, as I speak,
we have a lot more laboratories in the country that are able
to identify COVID. So, it has been a video game changer in fact. I think, analysis plays
a huge duty in top quality of treatment– timeliness, the authenticity,
and also the top quality of the outcomes make a whole lot of distinction,
even we as the medical professionals. So we say thanks to CDC for that. By the time COVID came in
we took a decision as ministry to recognize more labs.Because we currently
had actually welcomed SLMTA,( Enhancing Lab Management Towards Accreditation) we already had SLMTA auditors, who helped us in evaluating all these labs. I’ll inform you what. When the evaluation was done, due to the SLMTA that they had gone through, they satisfied the needs for accreditation. They had systems in
area, quality systems, biosafety remained in area, HR was there, logistics administration as well as this is since these labs had actually already been enrolled on SLMTA. And as we talk currently, we’ve. in fact decentralized our COVID testing to even to the lower wellness centers,. to the local recommendation hospitals
, and this means, we have actually increased access,. we have actually properly managed the COVID.But this is since we have actually developed a system.
via the SLMTA program. As well as I think had it.
not been that, we would have lost rely on our outcomes. by our stakeholders. We would certainly not have actually handled to examination.
or increase gain access to. So, we really appreciate that.
Uganda took up this as well as it located us. all set to be able to take care of COVID.
So we ' ve successfully took care of COVID. due to the fact that we had a good lab system, that was reinforced. by the SLMTA program. Yes
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