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Research Center launches malaria microscopy training pogramme

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Research Center launches malaria microscopy training pogramme

A four-month malaria microscopy training programme for medical laboratory assistant in the country was launched on Thursday, at the Kintampo Health Research Training Center (KHRC) in the Brong-Ahafo Region.

About 330 medical laboratory assistants across the country are expected to benefit from the training, being organised by the KHRC, in collaboration with the Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists (GABMLS).

It is sponsored by the Skill Development Fund (SDF) of the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), and seeks to improve skills of participants in malaria diagnosis using microscopy.

The participants will be in a better position to detect malaria parasites;...