The Lab Sample Transport (PLST) for Polio Eradication program is a critical global health initiative launched in early 2022 to drastically improve the speed and quality of polio sample delivery from communities and health facilities to testing laboratories. This...
Originally published in the VillageReach 2023 Annual Impact Report, “Running the Race, Together.” In a remote village of Pibor County, South Sudan, fear gripped Nram (1) as he observed his child’s weakening legs. Polio, a disease notorious for crippling...
The battle against polio is a race against time. Prompt diagnosis is critical to halt the disease’s spread and ensure affected children receive necessary care. However, transporting samples from remote areas in South Sudan to the capital Juba, and then to the...
At the 29th Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Poliomyelitis Eradication meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi in June 2022, representatives of the Malawi Ministry of Health and of ARCC recalled the shocking news they had received from the NICD laboratory in...
Where We Work | Polio Laboratory Sample Transport Lab Sample Transport for Polio Eradication This program started off in early 2022 with standardized national assessments to learn and understand the realities of polio specimen...
