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Figures
- FIGURE 1.
Example of a Hierarchical Tiered Laboratory System
Adapted from the 2008 Maputo Declaration.2
- FIGURE 2.
An Evidence‐Based 2‐Phase Approach to Developing a Harmonization and Standardization Proposal
- FIGURE 3.
Instrument Counts in 8 African Countries, by Diagnostic Area
- FIGURE 4.
Growth in Instrument Counts in 3 African Countries, by Diagnostic Area, 2009–2015
Abbreviations: EID, early infant diagnosis; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; VL, viral load.
- FIGURE 5.
Diversity of Instrument Types in 8 African Countries, by Diagnostic Area
- FIGURE 6.
Comparison of Current and Proposed Instrument Diversity in 6 African Countries With Harmonization Proposals
- FIGURE 7.
Shifts in Instrument Diversity in 4 African Countries Following Their Harmonization Proposals
Note: Country C has 75 additional instruments for chemistry and 55 additional instruments for hematology that are not included in the bar chart.
Tables
Country Proposed Instrument Reduction CD4 Chemistry Hematology Molecular Country A -50% -82% -56% -33% Country B 0% -22% -33% 0% Country C N/A N/A N/A N/A Country D -17% -55% -71% -50% Country E 0% -76% -67% 0% Country F 0% -20% -75% 0% Country G N/A N/A N/A N/A Country H 0% -88% -80% 0% Note: Percentage reduction cannot be calculated for Country C and Country G due to lack of data on instrument diversity in these countries before harmonization efforts began.
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