Options laboratory

The PVS Sustainable Laboratory mission therefore determines the resources needed by the national veterinary laboratory network to meet the needs of Veterinary Services and to evaluate the pertinence of its structure and its viability in the national context in order to present elements needed for strategic options laboratory making.

The approach analyses current and prospective demand and present supply of laboratory services, as well as a range of sustainable management, organisational and financial options to facilitate sound decision making on an efficient, fit-for-purpose national laboratory network, including official delegation to private laboratories.

Expanding HIV/STI management & prevention

Click on the image to see the Sustainable Labs brochure Laboratory Twinning Projects Twinning is not a new options laboratory and has been used extensively to facilitate capacity building and networking, and to forge partnerships and bring communities together. Through twinning, the Options laboratory aims to provide a more balanced geographical distribution of advanced expertise, allowing more countries to access high-quality diagnostic testing and technical knowledge within their own region, thus facilitating early disease detection or confirmation options laboratory rapid control.

Knowledge and skills are exchanged through options laboratory link over a determined project period through staff exchanges, training of key staff, quality assurance and biosafety reviews and proficiency testing. Twinning projects provide mutual benefits for both options laboratory that are sustainable over time, as well as to the involved countries and their entire region.