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. 2023 Jun 13;3(6):e0001998.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001998. eCollection 2023.

Strengthening diagnostic capacity in Africa as a key pillar of public health and pandemic preparedness

Kenji O Mfuh  1 , Ngu Njei Abanda  2 , Boghuma K Titanji  3
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Strengthening diagnostic capacity in Africa as a key pillar of public health and pandemic preparedness

Kenji O Mfuh et al. PLOS Glob Public Health. .
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Conflict of interest statement

We have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: BK. Titanji has received honoraria for consulting work not related to the topic of the current manuscript from the non-profit CRITICA and from ISMIE, GSK and Harvard University for lectures on topics unrelated to this work. All other authors have no conflicts of interests to declare.

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Fig 1. Regional and national approaches to strengthening laboratory diagnostic capacity in Africa.
a) Laboratory capacity building cycle b): Inter-regional hubs.
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