Author

Rachel Ochola

Institutions: Technical University of Kenya, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, World Health Organization - Egypt

Observed institutions: Technical University of Kenya, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, World Health Organization - Egypt

ORCID: 0000-0002-2856-345X

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-2856-345X

OpenAlex ID: A5092128580

The Case for Genomic Surveillance in Africa

2025 · Rachel Ochola · Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease · 39

Strengthening pathogen genomic surveillance for health emergencies: insights from the World Health Organization’s regional initiatives

2023 · Oluwatosin Wuraola Akande, Lisa L. Carter, et al. · Frontiers in Public Health · 34

Implementation of the laboratory strategic framework to strengthen health laboratory services in Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2016–2023

2025 · Fausta S. Mosha, Rana Hajjeh, et al. · African Journal of Laboratory Medicine · 7

Key aspects defining the development and implementation of a regional genomic surveillance strategy for the Eastern Mediterranean Region

2023 · Luke W. Meredith, Mustafa Aboualy, et al. · Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses · 7

A phased strengthening of laboratory capacity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region during the COVID‐19 pandemic

2024 · Luke W. Meredith, Mustafa Aboualy, et al. · Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses · 5

Monitoring the quality of SARS‐CoV‐2 virus detection in molecular diagnostic laboratories in the Eastern Mediterranean Region during the COVID‐19 pandemic

2023 · Luke W. Meredith, Mustafa Aboualy, et al. · Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses · 4

Works count: 6

Citation count: 96

H-index: 5

I10-index: 2