ECSA-HC in collaboration with the EAC is implementing the East Africa Public Health Laboratory Networking Project funded by the World Bank.The USD65 million project aims to establish a network of efficient, high quality, accessible public health laboratories for the diagnosis and surveillance of Tuberculosis (TB), and other communicable diseases. The project is being implemented across four East African Countries namely; Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. Since the project is of a regional nature, ECSA-HC is coordinating reviews and technical discussions as well as providing platforms for knowledge sharing, amongst other things.
There are four key technical areas within the project where each country provides leadership; Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response & Operational Research (KENYA); Laboratory Networking and Accreditation (UGANDA); Training and Capacity Building (TANZANIA) Information and Communication Technologies, Performance Based Financing, Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis (RWANDA). |
