WHO Guidance for SARS-Co-V 2 RT-PCR testing
Nucleic acid testing (NAT) technologies that use real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for detection of SARS-CoV-2 Product type: Nucleic acid testing...
‘Nobody Sees Us’: Testing-Lab Workers Strain Under Demand
Laboratory technologists have been working nonstop to help the nation diagnose an ever-growing number of coronavirus cases.. In March, April...
WHO pre-qualifies COVID 19 Ag Tests
List of EUL products eligible for procurement: Instruction for Use (IFUs) Source: WHO...
Free fatty acid binding pocket in the locked structure of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
Abstract COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), represents a global crisis. Key to SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic development is unraveling...
WHO Guidance on Use of Rapid Antigen Tests for SARS-CoV-2
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, laboratories have been using nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs), such as real time...
CMLF’s critical role in the Region’s COVID-19 response
Contributor: Valerie Wilson, Director, Caribbean Med Labs Foundation (CMLF) COVID-19 has undoubtedly changed the world; laboratories are not immune to...
COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates suicide risk factors
Washington, DC, September 10, 2020 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today warned that the COVID-19 pandemic may...
PAHO Director asks PROSUR leaders to participate in initiative to fast track access to COVID-19 vaccines
Washington, D.C., August 28, 2020 (PAHO) — The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne, yesterday...
The Impact of COVID-19 on HIV Clinical Practice
SARS-COV-2 is an RNA virus from the coronavirus family, the causative agent of COVID-19. With nearly 6,000,000 cases worldwide, 365,000...
WHO: access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS response stalls
Countries seek innovative ways to mitigate the impact of disruptions and keep services going. Seventy-three countries have warned that they...
HIV Prevention Services During Covid-19
Attached is a presentation made at the PANCAP-PAHO webinar on Delivering HIV Prevention Services during COVID-19 with specific focus on...
COVID-19 and Laboratories
An opportunity for strengthening laboratories and health systems in the region. Diagnostics and Laboratory capacity are essential but often ignored...