title: Building a pathology laboratory in Malawi.
abstract: Until recently, the Malawian capital of Lilongwe was without diagnostic pathology services, which left many patients with cancer facing serious diagnostic delays. Through collaboration with the University of North Carolina and other partners, a pathology laboratory was successfully established at Kamuzu Central Hospital in July, 2011, providing an essential foundation for cancer diagnosis and research in the country's largest city.
authors.affiliation: gopal@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gopal
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krysiak
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liomba
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008295:Malawi; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration*