Lab Culture Extra: Progress in Sierra Leone
APHL has a long history of involvement in Sierra Leone where we’ve provided technical assistance to strengthen the nation’s laboratory system for over a decade.…
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APHL workshop advances integration of HIV, HCV and syphilis testing
Integrating HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis testing is a laboratory best practice that improves detection of common co-infections and expedites treatment, but integrating…
Self-directed regional networks: Connecting neighbors strengthens labs
(Photo: The Pacific Rim Consortium met in person for the first time at the Hawaii Public Health Laboratory in March, 2019.) How can a public…
New Lab Matters: The promise and challenge of newborn screening in 2019
Newborn screening is a public health success story, ongoing for 56 years. On the one hand, new treatment and laboratory testing options open up the…
Lab Culture Ep. 19: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha- Storytelling and the Flint Water Crisis
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City, joins us for an…
2019 APHL Annual Meeting: Day 3
Today was day three of the annual meeting! We started the day with awards ceremony and concluded with the member assembly, listening to many great…
APHL honors public health leaders at 2019 annual meeting
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual awards for outstanding achievements in laboratory science, creative approaches…
2019 APHL Annual Meeting: Day 2
It was another great day at the annual meeting in St. Louis! As the attendees interviewed on this episode will share, some of the highlights…
2019 APHL Annual Meeting: Day 1
We're in St. Louis for the 2019 APHL Annual Meeting! This episode is a round-up of all the excitement of the first day. It was…
Nigerian malaria researcher joined the Milwaukee laboratory for a cultural exchange beyond the bench
Nearly two years ago, a malaria researcher named Dr. Abel Olusola “Sola” Idowu left Lagos, Nigeria and emerged into the frosty, winter air of Milwaukee,…