UTILISING THE MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICAL STAFFS EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS TO ASSESS PERFORMANCE OF BOTSWANAS PUBLIC MEDICAL LABORATORIES-A CASE STUDY

Background Accurate and reliable clinical laboratory testing is a critical component of a public health approach to disease management in sub-Saharan Africa. Lack of documented causes of suboptimal public medical laboratories hinders the design of impactful interventions for a sustained high performing medical laboratory system. Medical laboratory personnel are instrumental in identifying causes of poor performance of medical laboratories for evidence-based interventions.