• LOT QUALITY ASSURANCE SAMPLING (LQAS) IN PUBLIC HEALTH:A PRACTICAL OVERVIEW

    By: Aly Diana In the realm of public health and development, ensuring the quality and effectiveness of interventions is paramount. Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) is a powerful yet straightforward tool that offers a robust method for assessing quality and coverage in various programs. Originally developed in the manufacturing industry, LQAS has been adapted for

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  • NIAID/DCR STUDY: INVESTIGATION OF IMMUNE AMNESIA FOLLOWING MEASLES INFECTION IN SELECT AFRICAN REGIONS

    By: Katy Shaw-Saliba Measles virus (MeV) is one of the most contagious infectious agents; thus, despite having a highly safe and effective vaccine available, sustained high vaccine coverage (>90%) is required to interrupt transmission [1]. Infection with MeV is diagnosed clinically by the presence of a characteristic fever and maculopapular rash, potentially accompanied by coryza,

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  • DIAGNOSING TUBERCULOSIS: TO END IS TO BEGIN

    By: Adhella Menur Watching the record of Prof. dr. Bachti Alisjahbana, Sp.PD-KPTI, Ph.D.’s scientific oration and reading Gustiani’s report of her TB biomarker laboratory training in Brazil brought me back to my time as a Research Assistant (RA) for the TRIPOD study (Tuberculosis Research of INA-RESPOND on Drug Resistance). In 2017, I transitioned from working

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  • REPORT INTERNATIONAL:TB RICC BIOMARKER – JUNIOR INVESTIGATOR TRAINING

    By: Gustiani Salim PART THREETRAINING AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY The final session of the Junior Investigator training took place at Dr. Padmini Salgame’s Laboratory, located in the International Center for Public Health (ICPH), Public Health Research Institute (PHRI), Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA. This training continued to focus on discovering transcriptomic signatures for

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