CAREC EU – RRN Survey

Countries indicating interest in providing regional reference node service:

  1. Bahamas – Viral load, CD4, Western blot, DNA-PCR
  2. Barbados – CD4, Viral load
  3. Jamaica – HIV diagnosis, CD4/CD8 testing, viral load, PCR, TB smear, culture and sensitivity testing, cervical cytology, malaria
    Other includes:
  4. Dengue confirmatory testing
  5. Influenza typing
  6. TB antibiotic susceptibility testing

Referral service locations:

  1. Aruba
  2. Amsterdam (cervical cytology)
  3. CAREC (TB antibiotic susceptibility)
  4. BVI
  5. Puerto Rico
  6. Cayman Islands
  7. Miami, Florida
  8. Grenada
  9. CAREC
  10. Jamaica
  11. Vet lab
  12. St. Lucia
  13. CAREC
  14. Turks & Caicos
  15. Fort Lauderdale, Florida (histology, cytology)
  16. CAREC (microbiology confirmations)

Countries interested in offering External Quality Assessment Service
Both in-country & regional

  1. Bahamas
  2. Barbados

In-country only

  1. Cayman Islands
  2. Grenada
  3. Jamaica
  4. Turks & Caicos

Capacity would need to be built

Additional resources that would be necessary for volunteer laboratories to undertake a reference node role

  1. Accreditation
  2. Proper, regulated transportation facilities
  3. Proper handling and prompt processing facilities in place
  4. Training in preparing EQAS specimens
  5. Human and financial resources
  6. Increase in storage facilities
  7. Additional infrastructure
  8. Advice/ Assistance on legislation/legal matters
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