Africa Laboratory Information System - The Gambia
National laboratory activity, positivity trends, specimen flow, and biosafety indicators for the selected reporting period.
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8068
Patient visits recorded
7659
Tests completed
4412
Tests pending
Prevalence Snapshot
51.82%
HIV prevalence
0.32%
Malaria prevalence
11.49%
TB prevalence
Specimen Flow
7724
Collected at lab
2989
Received through SRN
42
Rejected tests
Biosafety Incidents
0
Total incidents
0
Major incidents
0
Minor incidents
Tests Done Trend
Trend of tests completed over time for the current filters.| Period | Bansang General Hospital | FARAFENNI GENERAL HOSPITAL | Basse District Hospital | Bwiam General Hospital | National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) | Soma District Hospital | Essau District Hospital | Brikama District Hospital | Kanifing General Hospital | Bundung Maternal & Child Health Hospital | Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | 2248 | 0 | 641 | 0 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 1358 | 0 | 2029 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | 780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Median Turnaround Time By Lab Test
Median turnaround time by lab test type across the selected reporting period.| Lab Test | Bansang General Hospital (Hours) | FARAFENNI GENERAL HOSPITAL (Hours) | Basse District Hospital (Hours) | Bwiam General Hospital (Hours) | National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) (Hours) | Soma District Hospital (Hours) | Essau District Hospital (Hours) | Brikama District Hospital (Hours) | Kanifing General Hospital (Hours) | Bundung Maternal & Child Health Hospital (Hours) | Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance | - | 23.99 | - | 0.07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bilirubin | - | - | - | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blood | - | - | - | 0.09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blood Film | - | 0.99 | - | 0.04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fasting Blood Sugar | - | 0.36 | - | 0.04 | - | 0.03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Full Blood Count (FBC) | - | 0.64 | - | 0.08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Glucose | - | - | - | 0.09 | - | 0.07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| GXM | - | 0.42 | - | 0.05 | - | 0.02 | - | - | - | - | - |
| HB | - | 0.34 | - | 0.04 | - | 0.03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hb | - | 0.82 | - | 0.03 | - | 0.09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| HCG | - | 0.68 | - | 0.05 | - | 0.06 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hepatitis B | - | 0.83 | - | 0.05 | - | 0.05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hepatitis C | - | 0.83 | - | 0.05 | - | 0.05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| HIV | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | 0.04 | - | - | - | - | - |
| HIV EID | - | - | - | 0.67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ketones | - | - | - | 0.08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leukocytes | - | - | - | 0.08 | - | 0.09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malaria RDT | - | 0.42 | - | 0.03 | - | 0.03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nitrite | - | - | - | 0.08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| pH | - | - | - | 0.06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pregnancy Test | - | - | - | 0.04 | - | 0.02 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Protein | - | - | - | 0.06 | - | 0.09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Random Blood Sugar | - | 0.22 | - | 0.04 | - | 0.04 | - | - | - | - | - |
| RFT | - | - | - | 0.07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| RPR | - | 0.98 | - | - | - | 0.05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sickle HB Genotype | - | 0.51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.05 | - | - |
| Sickling Test | - | 1.51 | - | 0.03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Specific Gravity | - | - | - | 0.05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TB GeneXpert | - | 4.51 | - | - | 531.92 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TB Microscopy | - | 68.37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TB-LAM | - | 2.15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urinanalysis | - | 1.86 | - | 0.06 | - | 0.05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urobilinogen | - | 0.57 | - | 0.07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| VDRL | - | 0.91 | - | 0.05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viral Load | - | 23.98 | - | 0.05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ZN Staining | - | 2.87 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Positivity Rates
Visual summary of positivity rates across the reporting period.| Test Type | Total Specimen | Positive | Negative | Cummulative Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV | 82 | 5 | 74 | 6.10% |
| Sickling Test | 28 | 4 | 24 | 14.29% |
| VDRL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.00% |
| Pregnancy Test | 60 | 20 | 40 | 33.33% |
| Viral Load | 137 | 71 | 137 | 51.82% |
| TB GeneXpert | 148 | 0 | 148 | 11.49% |
| Malaria RDT | 1239 | 4 | 1233 | 0.32% |
| Hepatitis B | 76 | 5 | 71 | 6.58% |
| Hepatitis C | 69 | 0 | 68 | 0.00% |