Assessment of public health laboratory preparedness and response in WHO South-East Asia region during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and future directions

• Main Authors: Francis Y. Inbanathan (Author), Pushpa R. Wijesinghe (Author), Dhamari Naidoo (Author), Nilesh Buddha (Author), Edwin Ceniza Salvador (Author), Khanh Kim Le (Author), Sandhya Dhawan (Author), Stuart D. Blacksell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: This Health Policy reviews the preparedness and response of public health laboratories in the WHO South-East Asia Region (SEAR) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a scoping review and in-depth interviews with key stakeholders, the study identifies successes, challenges, and lessons learn...