Medical laboratory practice in Malawi – Current status

Symon F. Nayupe; Patrick Mbulaje; Steven Munharo; Parth Patel; Don E. Lucero-Prisno III

doi:10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1921

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Medical laboratory practice in Malawi – Current status

Symon F. Nayupe, Patrick Mbulaje, Steven Munharo, Parth Patel, Don E. Lucero-Prisno III

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine | Vol 12, No 1 | a1921 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1921 | © 2023 Symon F. Nayupe, Patrick Mbulaje, Steven Munharo, Parth Patel, Don E. Lucero-Prisno | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 13 April 2022 | Published: 06 January 2023

About the author(s)

Symon F. Nayupe, Laboratory Department, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Private Clinic, Blantyre, Malawi
Patrick Mbulaje, Center for the Development of People, Lilongwe, Malawi
Steven Munharo, Montfort Hospital, Chikwawa Diocese, Nchalo, Chikwawa, Malawi
Parth Patel, Department of Health Systems and Policy, Faculty of Health Systems, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
Don E. Lucero-Prisno III, Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

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Keywords

Laboratory; Malawi; diagnosis; Malawi Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists; Health Technical Support Services

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