Critical gaps in laboratory leadership to meet global health security goals

Public health laboratories play a critical role in the detection, prevention and control of diseases. However, reliable laboratory testing continues to be limited in many low- and middle-income countries. The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) and the health-related United Nations sustainable deve...

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2017-08, Vol.95 (8), p.547-547A
Main Authors: Albetkova, Adilya, Isadore, Jocelyn, Ridderhof, John, Ned-Sykes, Renee, Maryogo-Robinson, Lucy, Blank, Eric, Cognat, Sebastien, Dolmazon, Virginie, Gasquet, Philippe, Rayfield, Mark, Peruski, Leonard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa, Western
Analysis
Clinical Laboratory Techniques - standards
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - prevention & control
Curricula
Disease control
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Disease prevention
Ebola virus
Emergency preparedness
Europe
Experts
Global Health
Health care
Health care industry
Humans
Laboratories
Laboratories - organization & administration
Leadership
Leadership training
Medical laboratories
Medical personnel
Professional development
Professionals
Public health
Public Health - methods
Security
Sustainability
Sustainable development
United States
Workforce
World health
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Summary:Public health laboratories play a critical role in the detection, prevention and control of diseases. However, reliable laboratory testing continues to be limited in many low- and middle-income countries. The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) and the health-related United Nations sustainable development goal (SDG 3) of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development (2015), all emphasize the need for laboratory systems capable of providing affordable, sustainable and quality laboratory testing. The GHSA Workforce Development Action Package8 outlines the need for rigorous and sustainable training programmes for public health professionals and emphasizes the need for practical, hands-on experience to support public health systems. Ideally, such programmes would help the public health laboratory workforce in gaining the skills and expertise to navigate an often-chaotic environment.
ISSN:0042-9686
1564-0604
DOI:10.2471/BLT.17.195883