The role of technical assistance in expanding access to Xpert® MTB/RIF: experience in sub-Saharan Africa
Keywords: TB diagnostic technology; TB laboratory services; Xpert; implementation of innovations; technical assistance
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Pharmaceutical & Health Technology Group (PHT) Laboratory Services, Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Pretoria, South Africa 2: National Tuberculosis Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana 3: TB CARE I, MSH, Accra, Ghana 4: HEAL-TB, MSH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 5: Laboratory Services, MSH, Nairobi, Kenya 6: PHT, MSH, Arlington, VA, USA
Publication date: 21 March 2016
This article was made available online on 12 February 2016 as a Fast Track article with title: "The role of technical assistance in expanding access to Xpert® MTB/RIF: experience in sub-Saharan Africa".
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