Public health Laboratory services

Public health Laboratory services

Strengthening public health laboratories to tackle emerging and re-emerging epidemic and pandemic prone diseases

National Public Health Laboratory
A medical lab technologist processing water samples to detect AMR-causing organisms at the National Public Health Laboratory, Bagmati Province, Nepal
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Annual South-East Asia regional meeting on Operational Planning for Implementation of the Global Influenza Strategy and preparedness for other respiratory viruses in 2025

The WHO Regional Offices for South-East Asia and the Western Pacific alternately host the annual bi-regional meeting of national influenza centres and...

Calibrating public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19: towards sustainable application

This document proposes an interim framework for adjusting PHSMs in the South-East Asia Region, focusing on sustainable application at the subnational level....

Establishment of public health laboratories in South-East Asia

Public health laboratory services are an essential part of any strong and effective health system, contributing significantly to the prevention and control...

Establishment of national laboratory based surveillance of antibiotic resistance

Laboratory-based antimicrobial resistance (‎AMR)‎ surveillance data helps to monitor susceptibility patterns of microorganisms to antimicrobial...

Development of national health laboratory policy and plan

This document provides technical support to Member States in the South-East Asia and Western Pacific Regions on the steps required to develop and effectively...

Asia pacific strategy for strengthening health laboratory services, 2010-2015

The Asia Pacific Strategy for Strengthening Health Laboratory Services (‎2010-2015)‎ presents a brief overview of the major challenges in assuring...

Dengue Fever: Its Laboratory Diagnosis, with Special Emphasis on IgM Detection

Rapid diagnosis of dengue is crucial for proper patient care. As IgM antibody appears early during the disease course, its detection is a valuable tool...

Upcoming meetings and events

Bi-regional GLLP webinar series

Webinar 1 highlights (25th October 2023 - W1/3)