The laboratory health system and its response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Liberia

• Main Authors: Stephen B. Kennedy (Author), Christine L. Wasunna (Author), John B. Dogba (Author), Philip Sahr (Author), Candace B. Eastman (Author), Fatorma K. Bolay (Author), Gloria T. Mason (Author), Mark W.S. Kieh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The laboratory system in Liberia has generally been fragmented and uncoordinatedAccordingly, the country's Ministry of Health established the National Reference Laboratoryto strengthen and sustain laboratory services. However, diagnostic testing services were oftenlimited to clinical tests perf...