id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-300467-zht8olyh Nkengasong, John N. Laboratory Systems and Services Are Critical in Global Health: Time to End the Neglect? 2010-09-01 .txt text/plain 3065 132 38 To sustainably strengthen national laboratory systems in resource-poor countries, the following approaches are needed: (1) developing integrative national laboratory strategic plans and policies and building systems to address multiple diseases; (2) establishing public-private partnerships; (3) ensuring effective leadership, commitment, and coordination by host governments of efforts of donors and partners; (4) establishing and/or strengthening centers of excellence and field epidemiology and laboratory training programs to meet shortand medium-term training and retention goals; and (5) establishing affordable, scalable, and effective laboratory accreditation schemes to ensure quality of laboratory tests and bridge the gap between clinicians and laboratory experts on the use of test results. ./cache/cord-300467-zht8olyh.txt ./txt/cord-300467-zht8olyh.txt