The use of Fionet technology for external quality control of malaria rapid diagnostic tests and monitoring health workers' performance in rural military health facilities in Tanzania.

CONCLUSION: Fionet technology enabled remote monitoring of RDT quality issues, identifying reasons contributing to laboratory personnel making errors and provided a rapid method to implement corrective actions at remote sites to improve malaria diagnosis and consequently improved health care management of febrile patients infected with malaria.
PMID: 30589853 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Rural Remote Health - December 29, 2018 Category: Rural Health Authors: Kalinga AK, Ishengoma DS, Kavishe R, Temu L, Mswanya C, Mwanziva C, Mgina EJ, Chiduo S, Mahikwano L, Mgata S, Anova L, Amoo G, Wurapa E, Vesely B, Kamau E, Hickman M, Waters N, Kreishman-Deitrick M, Paris R, Ohrt C Tags: PLoS One Source Type: research