Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023
Online Report
Global Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Equipment Management and Sustainability and Implications for Pandemic Preparedness Priorities1
Jennifer N. Lasley
, Emmanuel O. Appiah, Kazunobu Kojima, and Stuart D. Blacksell
, Emmanuel O. Appiah, Kazunobu Kojima, and Stuart D. Blacksell
Table 1
Definitions of terms used in Equipment Management and Sustainability Survey conducted by World Organisation for Animal Health, 2019
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Donated equipment | Equipment that was given by a partner for an unlimited amount of time and belongs to the beneficiary laboratory |
| Equipment | Critical laboratory tools and machines for basic and essential veterinary laboratory diagnosis and analysis |
| External service provider | A service provider outside a country |
| High-income country | >12,535 Gross National Income per capita in United States Dollars 2020, as defined by World Bank Income Level Index |
| Improperly/not properly calibrated equipment | Equipment to which precise adjustments have not been made to ensure accurate measurement for a particular function and to establish the metrological traceability of the reported results |
| Improperly/not properly maintained equipment | Equipment for which preventive maintenance has not been conducted in accordance with a specified time schedule, involving functional checks and servicing, and replacement of consumables |
| In-house service provision | Equipment maintenance and calibration tasks assigned to and conducted by existing laboratory employees |
| Local service provider | A service provider within a country |
| Low-income country | <1,035 Gross National Income per capita in United States Dollars 2020, as defined by World Bank Income Level Index |
| Lower‒middle-income country | 1,035‒4,045 Gross National Income per capita in United States Dollars 2020, as defined by World Bank Income Level Index |
| Malfunctioning | Equipment that is not working properly, which might require maintenance, repair, or calibration |
| Out-of-service equipment | Equipment that is not being used because it is not working properly |
| Repair | Corrective maintenance performed after failure or detection of a fault, to restore equipment to working order, including repairing or replacing parts of the equipment |
| Upper‒middle-income country | 4,045–12,535 Gross National Income per capita in United States Dollars 2020, as defined by World Bank Income Level Index |
| World Organisation for Animal Health regions | Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Americas, as defined by the World Organisation for Animal Health |
1Preliminary results from this article were presented at the Africa Society for Laboratory Medicine Virtual Conference, November 16‒18, 2021.
Page created: January 04, 2023
Page updated: March 21, 2023
Page reviewed: March 21, 2023
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.