Contribution of the private sector healthcare service providers to malaria diagnosis in a prevention of re-introduction setting

Table 2 Number of diagnostic tests carried out for malaria from March to August 2015 in private sector institutions

Private sector institutions (n-15)	Diagnostic method
Private sector institutions (n-15)	Microscopy	Rapid diagnostic testing (RDT)
Hospitals (n-10)	2046	88
Stand alone diagnostic laboratories (n-2)	14
Other laboratories (n-3)^a	12,813
Total	14,873	88

^aAccredited laboratories conducting malaria diagnostics as a part of routine medical examinations for employment and travel purposes

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