Within-laboratory SARS-CoV-2 real time PCR testing operations in Nepal: a simulation-based analysis
Côté, Fannie L.; Lahrichi, Nadia ; Gralla, Erica; Bakker, Hannah
1; Krishnakumari, Parvathy Krishnan; Gromicho, Joaquim; Govindakarnavar, Arunkumar; Jha, Runa; Shrestha, Lilee; Bhusal, Nirajan; Shrestha, Saugat; Mulmi, Rashmi; Jha, Priya; Samuel, Reuben; Naidoo, Dhamari; del Rio Vilas, Victor J.
1 Institut für Operations Research (IOR), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
1; Krishnakumari, Parvathy Krishnan; Gromicho, Joaquim; Govindakarnavar, Arunkumar; Jha, Runa; Shrestha, Lilee; Bhusal, Nirajan; Shrestha, Saugat; Mulmi, Rashmi; Jha, Priya; Samuel, Reuben; Naidoo, Dhamari; del Rio Vilas, Victor J.1 Institut für Operations Research (IOR), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Abstract:
Background
COVID-19 has challenged entire health systems, including laboratories. To address the increasing demand for tests to inform the epidemiology of the disease and for case management purposes, many countries made significant investments to rapidly expand laboratory capacity for detecting SARS-CoV-2. In this study, we used a simulated laboratory environment, based on a model of operating laboratories in Nepal, to identify opportunities for improvement.
COVID-19 has challenged entire health systems, including laboratories. To address the increasing demand for tests to inform the epidemiology of the disease and for case management purposes, many countries made significant investments to rapidly expand laboratory capacity for detecting SARS-CoV-2. In this study, we used a simulated laboratory environment, based on a model of operating laboratories in Nepal, to identify opportunities for improvement.
| Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT | Institut für Operations Research (IOR) |
| Publikationstyp | Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| Publikationsmonat/-jahr | 05.2025 |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Identifikator | ISSN: 2772-3682 KITopen-ID: 1000181638 |
| Erschienen in | The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia |
| Verlag | Elsevier |
| Band | 36 |
| Seiten | 100584 |
| Nachgewiesen in | Dimensions OpenAlex Scopus |
| Globale Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung |