Tanzania and other East African Community (EAC) member states have embarked in a mission to train 25 laboratory technicians and medical doctors to diagnose and treat cross-border diseases.
But the World Bank-sponsored joint-project titled; ‘East Africa Public Health Laboratory Networking’ is primarily carried out by Tanzania’s Ministry of Health Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children.
“Scientists to be trained will have the capacity to improve the cross-border laboratories and be able to diagnose and provide accurate results for the given diseases,” Director of the National Health Laboratory Quality Assurance in the health ministry Dr Fausta Mosha told reporters in Dar es Salaam on Thursday.
The training hosted by Muhimbili Health and Allied Sciences is part of the implementation of the project that commenced in 2001 through 2020.
“We want to see our laboratories reflect the five stars international standard like others in the neighboring countries,” she said, elaborating that the project was focused on mitigating the rise of transmitting diseases that result from people’s movement across the bloc.
She said so far the project has managed to launch several laboratories including Ndanda in Mtwara and in Mbeya to diagnose Ebola disease, Kibong’oto TB laboratory in Kilimanjaro while construction work for a Bio-safety III laboratory in Dar es Salaam is at its touches.
Chairman for Training and Capacity Building Prof. Appolinary Kamuhabwa said the five-week training will cover relevant courses including laboratory management, financing performance as well as laboratory accreditation.
“As cross-border deseases keep on multiplying, health workers should be equipped with skills to diagnose samples of diseases,” said the professo, adding: “but it will also cover areas of ICT and laboratory rehabilitation.”
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