Welcome
Global Lab eTools repository was initiated by the Global Fund in collaboration with the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL). The intent is to assist country health leaders, public health laboratories, and key decision makers with reviewing, comparing, and evaluating laboratory tools to select and implement the tool best suited to their laboratories.
Users are able to view, compare and, filter tools based on their needs and features of tools available. The tools have been evaluated using a custom-developed maturity framework.
While similar efforts to develop a repository have been undertaken in the past, this project focuses on:
- Laboratory tools that support various data needs of laboratories.
- Commercial, open source and in-house developed solutions. Therefore these are not limited to open
source software or data - Tools with evidence of use in at least one of the regions supported by the Global Fund
- An interactive repository that enables users to filter and query based on key criteria and compare
short listed options - A maturity model that scores laboratory tools on a 5 point scale across 10 categories, thus providing decision-makers with breadth and depth of detail about each tool
The Global Lab etools project aims to provide health leaders a comprehensive online repository to view, filter, and select Laboratory eTools that respond to the needs of their laboratories. Creating a centralized repository for information will provide health leaders with the tools to assess, select and deploy laboratory health tools in an integrated environment, and will enable south-south collaboration in assessing available eTools. Mapping of available laboratory eTools is expected to provide an incentive for software publishers and laboratory eTool developers to continue developing functionality of their solutions, and drive opportunities for interoperability between platforms.
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