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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12766
Patient visits recorded
21053
Tests completed
1631
Open tests
Positivity Snapshot
12.50%
HIV positivity
1.30%
Malaria positivity
5.62%
TB positivity
Specimen Flow
13170
Specimens collected
121
Received through SRN
0
Rejected specimens
Biosafety Incidents
0
Total incidents
0
Major incidents
0
Minor incidents
Equipment
7
Equipment registered
0
Maintenance records in period
0
Breakdowns reported in period
0
Equipment currently in quarantine
Logistics
20
Stock items configured
15
Items stocked out
2
Items below minimum level
2
Expired stock lots with balance
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 | NPHL Kotu | Soma District Hospital | Essau District Hospital | Brikama District Hospital | Kanifing General Hospital | Bundung Maternal & Child Health Hospital | Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital | NPHL Farato | Hands on Care |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 9737 | 5120 | 0 | 3583 | 2 | 6 | 875 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2026 | 847 | 356 | 0 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Positivity Rates
Visual summary of positivity rates across the reporting period.| Test Type | Total Specimen | Positive | Negative | Cummulative Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV | 56 | 7 | 49 | 12.50% |
| Sickling Test | 40 | 14 | 25 | 35.00% |
| VDRL | 41 | 1 | 40 | 2.44% |
| Pregnancy Test | 22 | 7 | 15 | 31.82% |
| TB GeneXpert | 249 | 0 | 249 | 5.62% |
| Malaria RDT | 5013 | 65 | 4942 | 1.30% |
| Hepatitis B | 71 | 5 | 66 | 7.04% |
| Hepatitis C | 62 | 1 | 61 | 1.61% |
| Syphilis | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.00% |
| HBsAg | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23.08% |
| HCV | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.00% |
| H.pylori | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.00% |