The training will ensure all lab officers maintain the knowledge and skills at all times and to ensure that all sputum smear are of quality, reliable and economical.
The training was organised by the Ministry of Health through the tuberculosis Unit.
Sputum smear is a very effective tool used to diagnose TB disease in a health setting. Sputum are usually requested by doctors or nurses and are collected from TB suspects early in the morning for two or three days. After four days the patient gets the result back.
