Strengthening and Sustaining a Network of Public and Animal Health Clinical Laboratories in Pakistan

As part of a multiyear project to promote a cooperative relationship between U.S. and Pakistani human and animal health and infectious disease experts, the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, together with the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, convened a bilateral workshop in Islamabad, Pakistan, to promote best practices in and improved communications, cooperation, and coordination among public, private, military, and animal health clinical laboratories in Pakistan. The workshop, "Strengthening and Sustaining a Network of Public and Animal Health Clinical Laboratories in Pakistan," was held on September 27-29, 2016. Pakistani life science, public health, veterinary, and clinical laboratory experts, graduate students from Pakistani institutions of higher learning, and U.S. scientists/clinicians met at the workshop to explore questions facing human and animal health policy makers in Pakistan. This publication summarizes presentations and discussions of the workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Clinical Laboratory Networks for Human and Animal Health in Pakistan and North America 3 Key Elements of Effective Clinical Labs and Laboratory Networks 4 Effective Use of Clinical Laboratory Data 5 Global Laboratory Networks: Integrating from the Ground Up 6 Future Collaboration to Enhance Clinical Labs for Human and Animal Health 7 Conclusion Appendix A: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Planning Committee and Speaker Bios Appendix B: Agenda Appendix C: Additional Breakout Session Questions