Fwd: LAB TURN AROUND TIME JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2013

[Matilu Mwau CIPDCR KEMRI]

Round two: Matilu 0 Stella 0

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Matilu Mwau, MB.,Ch.B, MTM, DPhil(Oxon)

Director, CIPDCR

Associate Professor, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Visiting Associate Professor, Nagasaki University

mm...@kemri.org, matil...@gmail.com, www.kemri.org

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From: "Anne N. Wangombe" <awan...@kemri.org>

Subject: RE: LAB TURN AROUND TIME JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2013

Date: September 19, 2013 6:02:59 PM GMT+03:00

To: Matilu Mwau CIPDCR KEMRI <matil...@gmail.com>

Haiya!

 

From: Matilu Mwau CIPDCR KEMRI [mailto:matilu.mwau@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 2:14 PM
To: Anne N. Wangombe
Subject: Fwd: LAB TURN AROUND TIME JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2013

 

Ha. We are a true junior partner.

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Matilu Mwau, MB.,Ch.B, MTM, DPhil(Oxon)

Director, CIPDCR

Associate Professor, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Visiting Associate Professor, Nagasaki University

mm...@kemri.org, matil...@gmail.com, www.kemri.org

 

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From: "Mwangi, Jane" <JWMw...@ke.cdc.gov>

Subject: FW: LAB TURN AROUND TIME JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2013

Date: September 19, 2013 1:46:04 PM GMT+03:00

To: <DKw...@kemricdc.org>, <matil...@gmail.com>

Cc: "Muttai, Hellen" <HMu...@ke.cdc.gov>, "Nyunya, Boaz" <BNy...@ke.cdc.gov>, "Basiye, Frank L." <FBa...@ke.cdc.gov>, "Ngugi, Evelyn" <ENg...@ke.cdc.gov>, <jba...@usaid.gov>, "Nganga, Lucy" <LNg...@ke.cdc.gov>, <sb...@usaid.gov>, "Langat, Raphael KEN USAMRU-K PEPFAR KCH" <Raphael...@usamru-k.org>

 

Dear Dr. Kwaro and Dr. Matilu;

The PEPFAR Clinical Services ITT desires to get an update on the challenges being experienced by P3 and Busia labs on EID and VL testing.

I wish to propose a meeting on 4^th October at CDC offices Nairobi; 10.00AM. Kindly invite KEMRI HR personnel as well so that they can also share perspectives on KEMRI recruitment mechanisms.

Please confirm your availability.

 

Regards;

Jane

 

From: James Batuka [mailto:jba...@usaid.gov] 
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 3:20 PM
To: Mwangi, Jane
Cc: matil...@gmail.com; Otieno, Osborn; Kwaro, Daniel O.; Basiye, Frank L.; Per...@state.gov; Theroux, Suzanne; rbe...@usaid.gov; Sb...@usaid.gov; Ngugi, Evelyn; Nganga, Lucy
Subject: Fw: LAB TURN AROUND TIME JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2013

 

Hi Jane

I have followed up with Matilu and he says reason for the long turn around time in the two labs is lack of human resource. I thought we had addressed this. 
Do you think it time for us to explore other mechanisms of addressing this HR gap. 
Please let know you thoughts on this. 

James 
 

From: Rosemary Kihoto [mailto:rki...@clintonhealthaccess.org] 
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 10:46 AM
To: jba...@usaid.gov <jba...@usaid.gov>; Jackson Hungu <jhu...@clintonhealthaccess.org>; Judi Lusike <jlu...@clintonhealthaccess.org>; kluk...@gmail.com<kluk...@gmail.com>; ANNIE MWANGI (mwann...@yahoo.co.uk) <mwann...@yahoo.co.uk> 
Cc: mm...@kemri.org <mm...@kemri.org>; cz...@ke.cdc.gov <cz...@ke.cdc.gov>; wein...@yahoo.com <wein...@yahoo.com>; wein...@gmail.com<wein...@gmail.com> 
Subject: FW: LAB TURN AROUND TIME JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2013 
 

Team,

 

We have been receiving numerous complaints from facilities regarding long delays with their PCR results.  The facilities are very confident that the delays are not happening on their end since the report they receive is comprehensive and shows how long it took to get the samples to the labs, have the samples tested and dispatched. As a result, they want to know whether they should continue sending samples to ‘their appointed labs’ and are even proposing that their samples be directed to other labs.  See attached mail for a report for one such facility- Tumaini Clinic in Marsabit.

 

Following these complaints, we have dug up some reports from the EID system- see attached picture. The picture clearly shows that there is definitely something very wrong in the labs!!!!! The average TAT in the labs is now between 15-24 days (except for WRP which is below 10 days).  It can’t be that the labs are the ones that are now contributing to the long turnaround times. It took a lot of time and effort to streamline batching & sample transportation at facility and regional levels. If we are not careful facilities will lose their faith in the system and revert back to their old ways and eventually we as a country will regress on the gains we have achieved so far.

 

What Is happening?

 

Rosemary Kihoto

 

 

 

From: silvia kadima [mailto:kluk...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 3:57 PM
To: Rosemary Kihoto
Subject: LAB TURN AROUND TIME JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2013

 

Please find attached.

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SILVIA L. KADIMA
Tel: +254720-824-338
Email: Kluk...@gmail.com