Malaria and TB Diagnosis: Global Fund Trains 464 Laboratory Personnel in Nine States

The Global Fund is supporting training for 464 laboratory professionals across nine Nigerian states to improve malaria and tuberculosis diagnosis, disease surveillance and the reliability of test results. The programme, inaugurated in Abeokuta, Ogun State, is being implemented through the National Malaria Elimination Programme and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. Parasitologist Wellington Oyibo emphasized microscopy, quality assurance and compliance with ISO 15189 standards. Olamide Adeyinka warned that some patients challenge negative test results and pressure health workers to prescribe antimalarials, while Simon Ijiezie called for better equipment, especially microscopes.