Results: 4

Knowledge of cervical cancer among women of reproductive age in Ibadan north lga, Oyo State, Nigeria

Nigeria has one of the highest rates of cervical cancer morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Both the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) and cervical screening are effective prevention strategies against both HPV infection and cervical cancer. Lack of ...

Patients’ perception of service quality in a healthcare not-for-profit organisation

Service organisations should be aware of those elements that are perceived as excellent quality and incorporate these as part of their service offering. However, a not-for-profit (NPO) healthcare organisation consists of a diverse group of stakeholders who have different perspectives and interests. Servi...

Proficiência dos laboratórios da rede nacional de Moçambique na técnica de gram
Proficiency of the National Network Laboratories of Mozambique in the Gram Technique

Introdução: A coloração de Gram é um dos mais importantes métodos de coloração utilizados em laboratórios de microbiologia, sendo quase sempre o primeiro passo para a caracterização de amostras das bactérias. Em Mo çambique, O INS através em parceria com a ASM, introduziu em 2011, um progra...

Opportunities and challenges for cost-efficient implementation of new point-of-care diagnostics for hiv and tuberculosis

J. infect. dis; 205 (2), 2012
Stakeholders agree that supporting high-quality diagnostics is essential if we are to continue to make strides in the fight against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis. Despite the need to strengthen existing laboratory infrastructure, which includes expanding and developing new laborator...