ZIG 4: Public Health Laboratory Support
Date: 05/10/2023
- Leader:
- Dr. Sabrina Weiss
- Deputy:
-
Dr.
Veronica Briesemeister
Dr. Grit Schubert
Tasks
- Establish and improve laboratory capacities for pathogen diagnostics
- Strengthening public health laboratory workforce through training of staff on site and at RKI
- Implementation of best practices for quality management and biosafety and biosecurity at trainings and in partner laboratories
- Develop projects and research activities to enhance international health protection
- Support partners with the implementation of projects
- Collaborate with national and international partners for setting up mobile laboratory capacities
- Support outbreak response activities in affected countries upon bilateral request or through networks such as the Global Outbreak and Response Network (GOARN) or the German Epidemic Preparedness Team (SEEG Schnell Einsetzbare Expertengruppe Gesundheit), including coordination of the support for SEEG at RKI