Sample Collection Manual for STI/HIV Testing

The necessity of a manual for sample collection, transport and storage was a long felt need in the STI and HIV field. This manual was prepared to fulfill that need and as an initial step of the journey towards accreditation of laboratories for STI and HIV. Streamlining the quality management systems in laboratory sector is very essential in reaching the goals of elimination of mother to child transmission of Syphilis and HIV and in ending AIDS by 2025. It is expected that this manual to be a corner stone in improving the quality of laboratory testing.