EAC REGIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH REFERENCE LABORATORIES FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (EAC-RNPHRL-CD) PROJECT

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  • Strengthening capacities to respond to pathogens of bio-safety level (BSL) 3 & 4
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  • Strengthening capacities to respond to pathogens of bio-safety level (BSL) 3 & 4


We help bring awareness to disease outbreaks in East Africa.

The East African Community (EAC), in collaboration with the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM), are implementing a German Government funded project entitled “EAC Regional Network of Public Health Reference Laboratories for Communicable Diseases”, which aims to establish a sustainable laboratory infrastructure and response network across East Africa.

 

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

To strengthen capacity of EAC Partner States existing National Public Reference Laboratories to detect and respond to pathogens of biosafety levels 3 and 4 (Phase I), AMR surveillance (Phase II) and data sharing through the mobile laboratories.

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MOBILE LABORATORIES

MOBILE LABORATORIES

Phase I of the Project procured and deployed nine (9) complete Mobile Laboratories in the EAC region. Each mobile lab is fully equipped with portable PCR machines, ELISA machines, Gloveboxes, mobile vehicles and electrical power supply system.

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ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE

Phase II of the project is set to strengthen the capacities of the EAC Partner States to respond to outbreaks of infectious diseases, including bacterial diseases and cross-border epidemics with particular reference to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance in the region.

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PROJECT VIDEOS

  • EAC Mobile Laboratories Training on Antimicrobial Resistance and Monkeypox Diagnosis

  • EAC Mobile Laboratories Practical Laboratory Training & Field Simulation Exercise (FSX) at Namanga, Kenya/Tanzania Border - Full Documentary

  • EAC Mobile Laboratories Practical Laboratory Training - Training of Trainers (TOT)

  • EAC Mobile Laboratories Practical Laboratory Training - Handling Infectious Specimen

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PROJECT GALLERY

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schedule  PROJECT DOCUMENTS

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    Project Fact sheet 1


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PROJECT JOURNALS

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    Mobile laboratories for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics: what Europe could learn from the East African Community to assure trade in times of border closures

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OUR PARTNERS

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Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine

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KfW Development Bank

 

 

 


East African Community
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P.O. Box 1096
Arusha
United Republic of Tanzania

Tel: +255 (0)27 216 2100
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Email: eac@eachq.org