Malaria, TB Diagnosis: Global Fund Trains 464 Lab personnel in 9 States

File photo: A hospital in Lagos.
File photo: A hospital in Lagos. Photo: FrankvEck / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

… Experts say poor tests fuel malaria misdiagnosisBy Chioma Obinna Poor laboratory testing, inaccurate malaria diagnosis and unnecessary prescription of antimalarial drugs remain major…

… Experts say poor tests fuel malaria misdiagnosisBy Chioma Obinna Poor laboratory testing, inaccurate malaria diagnosis and unnecessary prescription of antimalarial drugs remain major challenges undermining Nigeria’s fight against malaria, health experts have warned. The experts spoke as the Global Fund supported the training of 464 laboratory personnel across nine states to strengthen malaria…

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