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Only eight countries reported adopting LF-LAM policies, with only four currently using the AlereLAM (Armenia, Belarus, Ukraine and Uzbekistan). The most commonly\n reported barriers to implementing the test were the small number of eligible patients (with HIV-TB co-infections), the test not being included in the TB or HIV programme\u00b4s mandate and lack of budget allocation.<jats:bold>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:bold> Consistent with findings from high TB burden countries\n in Africa and Asia, the survey demonstrated that uptake of AlereLAM is almost non-existent. 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