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Improving testing capacity for COVID-19: Experiences and lessons from Senegal, Uganda, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo

2023-03-30

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<h4>Background: </h4> African countries leveraged testing capacities to enhance public health action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper describes experiences and lessons learned during the improvement of testing capacity throughout the COVID-19 response in Senegal, Uganda, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). <h4>Methods: </h4>: The four countries’ testing strategies were studied usin...

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2746598/v1

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