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Inside the Lab: How Uganda SRL/NTRL Internship Transforms Students into Confident TB Diagnostics Professionals

Every year, a select group of medical laboratory science and technology students walk through the doors of the Uganda SRL/NTRL and walk out fundamentally changed. What happens in between is not just an internship. It is an immersion into one of East Africa’s most respected diagnostic institutions, guided by some of the most experienced TB laboratory professionals on the continent. Hands-On from Day One From the very first day, interns at Uganda SRL/NTRL are placed at the bench – not...
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Adjustment in Operations at Uganda NTRL/SRL during the COVID-19 Threat Period

Download Uganda NTRL-SRL COVID Memo March 2020 The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic which is rapidly spreading across many countries including Uganda. This therefore compelled the government of Uganda to institute necessary measures to control the spread of the virus and keep all Ugandans safe. The NTRL wishes to continue with service delivery as well as ensuring that all Presidential directives and Ministry of Health guidelines are strictly adhered to for the safety of all...
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Discussion: Considerations for and continuity of tuberculosis (TB) care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Following release of the World Health Organization (WHO) Information Note on considerations for tuberculosis (TB) care during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Uganda NTRL / WHO SRL Kampala organised and modulated a Zoom teleconference with laboratory managers and other laboratory staff to discuss the new guideline issued by WHO on considerations for TB care during the COVID-19 pandemic.The teleconference took place on Thursday, 9th April 2020 at 11:00am East Africa Time (EAT), and was attended by...
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