Developing countries are struggling with many healthcare-related problems, which is worsened by the healthcare infrastructure.
-Workforce: Less than 1 laboratory professional per 10,000 people.
-Quality: Less than 500 laboratories accredited to international standards and 90% are in South Africa.
-Lab Networks: Few fully functional national public health reference laboratories and networks.
-A cycle of distrust
-Long test turnaround time
-Lost results and lost samples
-Tests disagree with the clinical picture
-HIV is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
-Over 22.5 million people are living with HIV in the region, with 1.8 million new infections occurring in 2010.
-Interpersonal Violence
-Non Communicable Diseases