Table 1 2009 Major Laboratory Capacity-Building Initiatives by Geographic Region
Geographic Region | Major Laboratory Capacity Building Initiative | Countries Supported |
|---|---|---|
Southeast Asia | NIC & military influenza lab equipment, reagent & training support; EID laboratory diagnostics & disease surveillance systems | Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand |
Far East | NIC & military influenza lab equipment & reagent support; EID lab proficiency & equipment support | Japan, Korea, Philippines |
East & Central Africa | NIC & VHF lab equipment, reagent & training support; EID laboratory diagnostics | Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda |
West Africa | NIC & MoH influenza lab equipment, reagent & training support; VHF lab diagnostics & military EID lab diagnostic testing capacity | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo |
North Africa, Middle East & Southwest Asia | NIC lab equipment, reagent & training support | Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria |
Central Asia | EID & influenza lab equipment, reagent & training support | Azerbaijan, Georgia, Mongolia |
Europe | Military & academic influenza lab equipment, reagent & training support | Poland, Romania |
Central & South America | NIC & MoH influenza lab equipment, reagent & training support; leishmania military reference lab equipment, reagent & training support | Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru |