National HIV Reference Laboratory: Laboratory handbook

Abstract

Since its inception about 70 years ago, the present Institute (Ethiopia Public Health Institute) has contributed a lot for the improvement of public health and nutrition problems of the country in different names and organizational structures. Based on health and nutrition priority areas, the Institute had been setting different strategies at different times to address the public health problem. Currently the Institute is focusing on priority disease research and strengthening the national public health laboratory services in the country. Moreover, the main target area of National Human ImmunoDeficiency Virus Reference laboratory (NHIVRL) is conducting HIV surveillance, Research,Capacity building, clinical chemistry test, Immunology & Hematological activities and advanced molecular techniques.