Table 5.
Availability of laboratory facilities in health research institutions in the WHO African Region, 2009.
| Laboratory characteristics | Health research institutions |
|
|---|---|---|
| n* | % | |
| Presence of at least one laboratory in the institution | 363 | 61 (n = 597) |
| Linked with other laboratories in country | 163 | 47 (n = 348) |
| Linked with other laboratories in neighbouring countries | 96 | 27 (n = 351) |
| Linked with other laboratories in the world | 126 | 35 (n = 356) |
| Recognised as a national reference | 164 | 45 (n = 361) |
| Accredited nationally | 205 | 55 (n = 373) |
| Laboratory resources | ||
| Line budget for staff training on safety issues | 127 | 36 (n = 355) |
| Line budget for staff training on technical aspects | 162 | 44 (n = 366) |
| Written safety procedures and policies | 177 | 49 (n = 360) |
| Laboratory able to handle any infectious agents | 198 | 57 (n = 346) |
| Line budget for equipment maintenance | 243 | 65 (n = 373) |
| Line budget for equipment purchase | 253 | 68 (n = 374) |
| Line budget for equipment supplies | 260 | 70 (n = 374) |
| Highest risk group of infectious agents that laboratory can handle | ||
| No or low individual and community risk | 49 | 23 (n = 213) |
| Moderate individual risk, low community risk | 70 | 33 (n = 213) |
| High individual risk, low community risk | 40 | 19 (n = 213) |
| High individual and community risk | 54 | 25 (n = 213) |
*Number of respondent health institutions, out of the 847 surveyed.