Existing HIV and TB laboratory systems facilitating COVID-19 testing in Africa

Many countries in resource-limited settings have high HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and/or sexually transmitted infection (STI) burdens. ince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, scaling up testing has been a critical component to identify, isolate, and trace suspected cases as efforts to reduce transmission and care for patients early. Through conducting over 10 million tests, countries in Africa have identified nearly 2 000 000 COVID-19 cases. In many countries, there has been heavy reliance on the laboratory systems built and developed by HIV and TB programs.

source https://www.who.int/news/item/26-11-2020-existing-hiv-and-tb-laboratory-systems-facilitating-covid-19-testing-in-africa