Improved Specimen-Referral System and Increased Access to Quality Laboratory Services in Ethiopia: The Role of the Public-Private Partnership

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 213, Issue , 2016, Pages S59-S64

  Kebede, Yenew ^a   Fonjungo, Peter N ^a   Tibesso, Gudeta ^b   Shrivastava, Ritu ^a   Nkengasong, John N ^a   Kenyon, Thomas ^a   Kebede, Amha ^c   Gadde, Renuka ^d   Ayana, Gonfa ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^d BD Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

postal system; public private partnership; specimen referral system; training; turn around time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SPECIMEN REFERRAL SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARDIZATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; EDUCATION; LABORATORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); ETHIOPIA; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84983056425     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv576     Document Type: Article

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