Integrating laboratory networks, surveillance systems and public health institutes in Africa

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Onyebujoh, Philip C ^a   Thirumala, Ajay K ^b   Ndihokubwayo, Jean Bosco ^c  

^a WHO Regional Office for Africa   (Zimbabwe)

^b Independent Public Health Consultant   (India)

^c WHO Africa Regional Office   (Congo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; COORDINATION; FUNDING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 85026278911     PISSN: 22252002     EISSN: 22252010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v5i3.431     Document Type: Note

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