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ajlm-11	Parsons, Linda M.; Somoskovi, Akos; Lee, Evan; Paramasivan, Chinnambedu N.; Schneidman, Miriam; Birx, Deborah; Roscigno, Giorgio; Nkengasong, John N.	Global health: Integrating national laboratory health systems and services in resource-limited settings	2012		.htm	text/html	3626	154	34	• Policy and strategic planning    • Standardising testing and equipment and coordinating with partners    • Joint coordination with clinicians    • Implementation • Practical examples of integrated laboratory capacity in the field    • Integration of TB laboratory capacity in HIV laboratories    • Integration of HIV testing in a TB laboratory    • Avian influenza laboratory support in HIV laboratories • Human resources training • Recommendations and conclusion • Acknowledgements    • Competing interests    • Authors’ contributions • References Abstract Top ↑ Laboratory systems worldwide are challenged not only by the need to compete for scarce resources with other sections of national health care programmes, but also with the lack of understanding of the critical role that laboratories play in the accurate diagnosis and monitoring of patients suffering from high-burdens of disease. Practical examples of integrated laboratory capacity in the field Top ↑ Integration of TB laboratory capacity in HIV laboratories In 2006, a state of the art bio-safety level (BSL)-2 central laboratory was established at the Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI) in Addis Ababa through PEPFAR funding to support the laboratory diagnosis of HIV patients.	cache/ajlm-11.htm	txt/ajlm-11.txt