Rapid Response Mobile Laboratories: What’s in a mobile laboratory?

The Rapid Response Mobile Laboratory (RRML) Network is a core asset of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). Mobile laboratories are an essential part of the global health emergency workforce that provides surge capacity aimed at strengthening the preparedness and response of Member States.
RRMLs have been rapidly deployed in a variety of settings such as outbreaks of infectious diseases, during migrant and refugee crises, in the aftermath of natural disasters, and to strengthen national public health systems. Applying a modular approach, RRML partners bring critical laboratory resources on location and assist in targeted boosting of diagnostic capacities during public health emergencies, especially in hard-to-reach, remote areas.
Mobile labs include diagnostic modules to support national preparedness activities including during mass gatherings, training of local technical personnel, and in field research settings at the intersection with zoonotic diseases.
This video provides an overview of RRML features and benefits, including diagnostic modules and interoperability, as well as a more detailed look at sample analysis, biosafety