Open AccessPiloting a national laboratory electronic programme status reporting system in Ekurhuleni health district, South Africa
Author(s) -
Naseem Cassim,
Lindi M. Coetzee,
Deborah K. Glencross
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2016.v106i4.10066
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , microsoft excel , antiretroviral therapy , public health , environmental health , nursing , viral load , computer science , economics , economic growth , operating system
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) performs ~4 million CD4 tests per annum for the public health sector at 61 CD4 testing laboratories across South Africa. Currently, CD4 laboratory data captured do not differentiate between antiretroviral treatment (ART) and pre-ART care.