Public Health Laboratory Technician Course
This course equips aspiring public health laboratory technicians with essential, hands-on skills for safe testing of TB and Salmonella, including biosafety practices, proper PPE use, quality control, troubleshooting, and reliable reporting to enhance outbreak detection and improve patient outcomes in health facilities.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills in handling specimens, documentation, chain of custody, and testing sputum for TB and stool for Salmonella via microscopy, culture, and molecular techniques. Master biosafety protocols, PPE usage, incident handling, quality control measures, and precise reporting to aid surveillance and outbreak management.
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Develop skills
- Perform TB diagnostics confidently using smear microscopy, culture, and rapid molecular tests.
- Isolate, identify, and confirm Salmonella serotypes from stool samples accurately.
- Apply lab biosafety measures, including PPE, biosafety cabinets, and spill response for TB and enteric pathogens.
- Implement quality control by running controls, fixing errors, and recording corrective actions.
- Produce timely and accurate TB and Salmonella reports to support public health outbreak control.
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