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The MalariaCare Toolkit
Tools for maintaining high-quality malaria case management services
Mentoring on common problems in slide preparation
Download all the MalariaCare tools from: www.malariacare.org/resources/toolkit.
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) funded MalariaCare under the terms of Cooperative Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-12-00057. The information provided in this presentation does not necessarily reflect the views or positions of USAID or the US Government.
Mentoring on common problems in slide preparation
MALARIACARE SUPERVISOR TRAINING
Objectives
• Describe common problems seen in preparation of thick and thin blood smears for malaria.
• Discuss mentoring approaches used to correct problems and improve laboratory staff performance.
• To achieve these objectives, we will: • Review photos of blood smears with common problems.
• Share experiences from your work as a laboratorian.
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Discussion
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Other common problems you’ve encountered in blood smear
preparation and how you can address those problems