The BU-LABNET launched the country laboratory evaluation visits in April 2022. The network experts are responsible for this activity which will take place from May to July 2022.
The objectives of the country visits are;
- To evaluate current diagnostic capacities of each laboratory to conduct PCR based diagnosis of BU with high quality.
- To assess gaps in personnel, technical and infrastructural capacity of each member laboratory and create a baseline to plan capacity building activities.
Democratic Republic of Congo; 10th - 11th May 2022
Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa.
Gabon; 9th - 10th May 2022
Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, Gabon.
Ghana; 17th - 21st May 2022
18th May: Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra
18th May: West African Center for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Accra
19th – 20th May: Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research, Kumasi
Nigeria; 24th - 26th May 2022
Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, and St Joseph's Hospital Adazi, Nnukwu
Togo; 28th – 30th June 2022
National Institute of Hygiene, Lome
Benin; 28th - 30th July 2022
Centre de Dépistage et Traitement de l’Ulcère de Buruli et de la Lèpre (CDTUB), Pobè
Côte d'Ivoire; 3rd - 6th August 2022
Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan