The webpage ”H5 Reference Laboratories” on the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) site describes a network of specialized laboratories designated by the World Health Organization to support global influenza monitoring — particularly for H5 subtype avian influenza vir ... uses. It explains that these reference laboratories perform high-level testing, characterization, and sharing of influenza virus samples, including genetic sequencing and antigenic analysis. Their role is to help detect and assess influenza virus strains of public health concern (especially H5 strains with pandemic potential), support vaccine strain selection, and provide technical guidance and capacity building to national influenza centers and other laboratories. The page highlights the importance of this global laboratory network in strengthening early warning, risk assessment, and preparedness for influenza outbreaks and pandemics. more

The course is divided into four thematic modules: 1. General information; 2. Laboratory diagnosis; 3. Plasmodium species identification and parasite counting; 4. Microscopy quality assurance. To update and review the basic concepts of epidemiology and laboratory diagnosis of malaria, as well as the ... corresponding quality controls. more

El curso de autoaprendizaje Diagnóstico microscópico de la malaria está dirigido a los microscopistas y al personal de laboratorio de la Región de las Américas, con el fin de refrescar los conocimientos básicos relativos a la malaria y su diagnóstico a través del uso de la microscopia, inclu ... yendo los procesos para una adecuada preparación, tinción y lectura microscópica de la gota gruesa y el extendido fino/frotis sanguíneo correspondiente teñidos con Giemsa. more

Surveillance of influenza virus infection at the European level requires close collaboration between virologists, epidemiologists and sentinel GP networks to generate the data necessary to inform a timely public health response.

the WHO AIDS Medicines and Diagnostics Service (AMDS) created a platform to improve access through the internet to procurement and supply management (PSM) tools. WHO/AMDS in collaboration with the AMDS partner network developed it further. It has evolved into a database that lists available PSM tool ... s and is presented in the form of a search engine to find and select PSM tools that are needed for a particular PSM technical area of interest to the professional. The tools are developed, published and submitted by AMDS partners who regularly update them by submitting newer versions or new tools. Any professional or organizations can submit a tool by using the submit option found in the PSM Toolbox database. WHO will accept or reject the submission based on objective criteria that the PSM Toolbox working group has developed more

The analysis includes the three most commonly used HIV rapid diagnostic test (RDT) categories: HIV-only professional use RDTs, dual HIV/syphilis professional use RDTs, and HIV self-tests (HIVST).