Skin NTD Laboratory Network
@skinntd_labnet
A laboratory network and a new program model for external quality assessment of PCR-based diagnostics for Skin NTDs in endemic African countries
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https://www.who.int/groups/skin-ntds-laboratory-network 03-08-2020 22:34:13
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For the last 20 years, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative has continued to discover, develop & deliver new treatments to neglected patients. There is still a lot to be done. We are proud of the work that Professor Ahmed Hassan Fahal & the Mycetoma Research Center are doing to alleviate the suffering of #mycetoma patients. #BeatNTDs
Third round #EQA program launched. Proficiency testing samples were shipped through DHL to 17 participating laboratories. As of 28 July 2023, all the laboratories had received the panels and are testing for result submission on 30 August 2023. Centre Pasteur du Cameroun @AmericanLeprosy World Health Organization (WHO)
Our senior director of #research & #innovation Sundeep Chaitanya V just visited St. Joseph's #Hospital in #Nigeria - newest member of @BU_LabNet - to train staff on PCR diagnostic testing! Dalton Foundation #NTDs #beatNTDs #science #laboratory #health #globalhealth #healthforall #partners
The FIRST FIELD TEST for #Buruli ulcer (BU) with assays from Michael Frimpong Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) & Biomeme Inc. qPCR machine happened this week! In Songololo, DR Congo, ALM's Sundeep Chaitanya V used the Biomeme process (<50 minutes) to diagnose two children, who could then start treatment. #beatNTDs
We invite you to the 5th Annual Meeting of the Network Buruli Ulcer PCR Laboratories in the WHO African Region, WHO African Region, slated for October 23-25, 2023 Register to join the meeting online using the link below: wacren.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Visit: noguchi.ug.edu.gh/fifth-annual-m… to read more
Dr. Sara Eyangoh, Scientific Director, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, shares her message ahead of the Fifth Annual meeting of the Network Buruli ulcer PCR Laboratories (BU-LANBET) in the WHO African Region. Register to join the meeting online using the link below: wacren.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
Le Centre Pasteur du Cameroun (CPC) participera à la 5ème rencontre annuelle du réseau Africain BULABNET (Buruli Ulcer Laboratory Network) qui se tiendra du 23 au 25 octobre 2023 à Accra au Ghana. C'est le CPC qui en assure la coordination. @BU_LabNet #santépublique #UlcèredeBuruli #NTD
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research WHO African Region World Health Organization (WHO) WHO Ghana University of Ghana Radio Univers 105.7FM Radio Univers 105.7FM DYMLab_NMIMR Noguchi Bacteriology WACCBIP Here we are in ACCRA !with a rich participant list member of laboratories, diseases experts, partners... We expect to realize our vision of getting other Skin NTD on board and develop a clear road map for the transition from BU-LABNET to SKIN NTD LABNET.
Happening Now! The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Network of Buruli Ulcer PCR Laboratories (BU-LABNET) in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research Centre Pasteur du Cameroun #integration #skinNTDs Kindly follow the link below to register for the meeting; wacren.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
Welcome to #Ghana! 🇬🇭 It's the 5th annual meeting of @BU_LabNet in Accra--reviewing the successes of the past year and planning exciting work for 2024. Thank you for hosting, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research! #beatNTDs #research #lab #science #NTDs
Kick-off: Day 2 of the @BU_LabNet annual meeting centered on the harmonization of other skin NTDs onto the BU PCR platform. World Health Organization (WHO) Centre Pasteur du Cameroun Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research #integration #skinNTDs
The Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) in DR Congo has benefitted from a 4-day (20th-23rd November 2023) technical support visit by Mr. KAMDEM Yannick from the Centre Pasteur du Cameroun which is the Skin NTD LABNET (previously @BU_LabNet) coordinating center. World Health Organization (WHO) Fundación Anesvad Fondation Raoul Follereau @AmericanLeprosy
The skin NTD LABNET (previously @BU_LabNet) currently represented at the #ASLM2023 Conference holding in Cape Town, South Africa, from 12-15 December 2023 Centre Pasteur du Cameroun @AmericanLeprosy World Health Organization (WHO)
@BU_LabNet Centre Pasteur du Cameroun @AmericanLeprosy World Health Organization (WHO) Thanks to @AmericanLeprosy support, we were able to attend and present how harmonization of diagnostic throughout laboratories in Africa could be a new strategy to transform lab medecine taking an example for skinNTDs.Fondation Raoul Follereau Fundación Anesvad
Great visibility talk by Sundeep Chaitanya V, sharing the @BU_LabNet lessons learned including transition to the skin NTD LabNet at the 6th World Health Organization (WHO) #NTD DTAG meeting, taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, 14-15 February 2024.Centre Pasteur du Cameroun Sara Irène Eyangoh PhD, HDR #integration #BeatNTDs #NTDRoadmap2030
The Skin NTD Laboratory Network represented at the ongoing 3rd International Mycobacterium ulcerans Conference #IMUCIII in Melbourne, Australia, 20-22 November 2024. World Health Organization (WHO) Centre Pasteur du Cameroun @AmericanLeprosy Fundación Anesvad Cambridge University Doherty Institute
On day 1 of the #IMUCIII, Serges Tchatchouang presented a poster on the use of sponges as an alternative sample source for Buruli ulcer diagnosis. Centre Pasteur du Cameroun Sara Irène Eyangoh PhD, HDR Doherty Institute FIND Swiss TPH
Coordinator of the Skin NTD Laboratory Network giving a keynote talk at the session on Diagnostics of the #IMUCIII. Sara Irène Eyangoh PhD, HDR Centre Pasteur du Cameroun World Health Organization (WHO) Doherty Institute
