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Yet, critical gaps exist in the testing and diagnostic capacities of faith-based health providers, particularly those in low and middle-income countries, limiting their response to health emergencies. Accordingly, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan for the World Health Organization African Region (1 February 2021\u201331 January 2022) was used to examine the capacity for laboratory and diagnostic services in a Christian Health Association of Ghana\u2019s (CHAG) facility during the Marburg Virus outbreak in Ghana.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To examine the fifth pillar of the WHO COVID-19 SPRP-AFR (2021), 15 clinical and nonclinical health workers from a CHAG facility and Ghana Health Service (GHS) staff were interviewed. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The CHAG facility relied extensively on external assistance from government of Ghana during MVD outbreak. The major challenges identified include equipment and human resource constraints, over-reliance on external entities for testing, and delays in sample collection and turnover time, among others.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Given the recent disease outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa, the government of Ghana and owners of healthcare facilities in Ghana must start resourcing their facilities with the relevant structural and non-structural equipment in readiness for future disease outbreaks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-026-26422-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,5]],"date-time":"2026-02-05T13:55:54Z","timestamp":1770299754000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Coordination of laboratory and diagnostic services during public health emergencies: a qualitative study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"George Adjeisah","family":"Adjei","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Herman Nuake Kofi","family":"Agboh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Grace Adjei","family":"Okai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lily","family":"Yarney","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"26422_CR1","first-page":"e01513","volume":"19","author":"NA Onyekuru","year":"2023","unstructured":"Onyekuru NA, Ihemezie EJ, Ezea CP, Apeh CC, Onyekuru BO. 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