Implementation and expansion of laboratory capacity for molecular diagnostics in response to COVID-19 and preparedness for other emerging infectious diseases in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Murad Momin KhanMohamed Mostafa TahounLuke William MeredithAmal BarakatHafizullah SafiAhmed Nasir HanifiMohammad Omar MashalAbdul Wahid AmiriAlaa AbouzeidPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2023)
Afghanistan implemented a remarkable, multisectoral response to priority pathogens. The nation now possesses diagnostic expertise at national and subnational levels, supported by genomic surveillance. Future efforts should concentrate on expanding and sustaining this capacity to enhance public health responses.