George Alemnji, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy (OGAC)
Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy (OGAC)Senior Technical Advisor for PEPFAR Laboratory Services within the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy (OGAC), Washington, DC.
Moderator Of 1 Session
Non-Commercial Satellite
Room
Satellite Channel 1
Date
Thu, Jul 9, 2020
Time
06:00 AM - 07:00 AM
Session Description
Optimized national diagnostic networks are key to increasing access to high-quality diagnostics. Evidence from the implementation of technological and service level innovations such as mapping testing and referral facilities, multi-disease testing on multiplex platforms, integrated data systems as well as performance monitoring shows that diagnostic optimization is a critical contributor to universal coverage for HIV, TB and co-infections services. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, some Sub-Saharan African countries have leveraged more than a decade of investments in strengthening and optimizing their diagnostics networks, particularly for HIV and TB, to quickly adopt and integrate SARS-COV-2 testing across existing conventional and point-of-care (POC) platforms. This session will focus on the impact of optimized diagnostics networks in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how diagnostic capacity mapping, data management, sample transport, and waste management have helped drive uptake of SARS-COV-2 testing. Diverse speakers will discuss these topics and share lessons learned.
Presenter Of 2 Presentations
Oral poster discussion session
PDB0106 - Optimizing the management of patients with virologic non-suppression
Session Name
Room
Abstract Sessions On-Demand Channel
E-Posters
PEB0113 - Need for improved demand creation and accelerated viral load testing coverage to meet UNAIDS HIV treatment targets
Session Name
E-posters Track B
Room
Poster Channel - Track B
Presenter Of 1 Presentation
Oral poster discussion session
Optimizing the management of patients with virologic non-suppression
Session Name
Room
Abstract Sessions On-Demand Channel
Presenter Of 2 Presentations
Oral poster discussion session
Optimizing the management of patients with virologic non-suppression
Session Name
Room
Abstract Sessions On-Demand Channel
E-Posters
Need for improved demand creation and accelerated viral load testing coverage to meet UNAIDS HIV treatment targets
Session Name
E-posters Track B
Room
Poster Channel - Track B
Moderator Of 1 Session
Non-Commercial Satellite
Room
Satellite Channel 1
Session Description
Optimized national diagnostic networks are key to increasing access to high-quality diagnostics. Evidence from the implementation of technological and service level innovations such as mapping testing and referral facilities, multi-disease testing on multiplex platforms, integrated data systems as well as performance monitoring shows that diagnostic optimization is a critical contributor to universal coverage for HIV, TB and co-infections services. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, some Sub-Saharan African countries have leveraged more than a decade of investments in strengthening and optimizing their diagnostics networks, particularly for HIV and TB, to quickly adopt and integrate SARS-COV-2 testing across existing conventional and point-of-care (POC) platforms. This session will focus on the impact of optimized diagnostics networks in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how diagnostic capacity mapping, data management, sample transport, and waste management have helped drive uptake of SARS-COV-2 testing. Diverse speakers will discuss these topics and share lessons learned.