Strengthening laboratories in response to outbreaks in humanitarian emergencies and conflict settings: Results, challenges and lessons from expanding PCR diagnostic capacities for COVID-19 testing in Yemen.

Strengthening laboratories in response to outbreaks in humanitarian emergencies and conflict settings: Results, challenges and lessons from expanding PCR diagnostic capacities for COVID-19 testing in Yemen.

<h4>Background</h4>When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, Yemen, a country facing years of conflict had only one laboratory with PCR testing capacity. In this article, we describe the outcome of the implementation of molecular based diagnostics platform in Yemen and highlight the key m...

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Main Authors: Ismail Mahat Bashir, Ali Ahmed Al-Waleedi, Saeed Mohamed Al-Shaibani, Mohammed Rajamanar, Shougi Al-Akbari, Abdulelah Al-Harazi, Layla Salim Aliwah, Nahed Ahmed Salem, Dina Al-Ademi, Amal Barakat, Nicole Sarkis, Abdinasir Abubakar, Mikiko Senga, Altaf Musani, Adham Rashad Ismail Abdel Moneim, Nuha Mahmoud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298603

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298603

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