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Contents: Cleaning and storing microscope slides (MM-SOP-01) -- Preparation of Giemsa stock solution (MM-SOP-02) -- Preparation of water buffered to pH 7.2 (MM-SOP-03A) -- Preparation of water buffered to pH 7.2 with buffer tablets (MM-SOP-03B) -- Quality control of Giemsa stock solution and buffered water (MM-SOP-03C) -- Preparation of Giemsa working solution (MM-SOP-04) -- Collection of finger-prick blood and preparation of thick and thin blood films (MM-SOP-05A) -- Collection of blood by venipuncture and preparation of blood films from venous blood collected in tubes containing anticoagulant (MM-SOP-05B) -- Labelling malaria blood films (MM-SOP-06A) -- Recording and reporting microscopy results (MM-SOP-06B) -- Giemsa staining of malaria blood films (MM-SOP-07A) -- Ebola virus inactivation during staining of blood films with Giemsa stain (MM-SOP-07B) -- Microscopy examination of thick and thin blood films for identification of malaria parasites (MM-SOP-08) -- Malaria parasite counting (MM-SOP-09) -- Preparation of blood spots on filter paper (MM-SOP-10) -- General safety procedures in the malaria microscopy laboratory (MM-SOP-11) -- Use, care and maintenance of microscopes (MM-SOP-12) -- Management of wastes generated from malaria diagnostic tests (MM-SOP-13)