Laboratory Quality Strengthening

Laboratory malaria diagnostic capacity in health facilities in five administrative zones of Oromia regional state, Ethiopia

Hailegiorgis, Bereket | 2010
  • Author(s): Hailegiorgis, Bereket
  • Publisher: Wiley]
  • Pages: 1449--1457
  • Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, disease control, malaria, ethiopia
Quality laboratory services are a requisite to guide rational case management of malaria. This study assessed laboratory diagnostic capacity in 69 primary, secondary and tertiary health facilities as well as specialized laboratories in five administrative zones in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.

Experience of Joint commission international accreditation (JCIA) at Aga Khan university hospital, Pakistan

Hasan, Rumina | 2011
  • Author(s): Hasan, Rumina
  • Publisher: Aga Khan university]
  • Pages: (10.15 min.)--
  • Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, standards, pakistan
Presentation by Rumina Hasan, Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan, on the experience with the Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) at Aga Kan University Hospital. Presented at the 42nd Union World Conference on Lung Health in Lille, France (2011).

Managing the pre- and post-analytical phases of the total testing process

Hawkins, Robert | 2012
  • Author(s): Hawkins, Robert
  • Publisher: National center for biotechnology information (NCBI)
  • Pages: 5--16
  • Keywords: quality control, standards, scientific facilities, health services
This article outlines the different phases of the total testing process, discusses laboratory accreditation requirements for the extra-analytical phase and describes some of the resources available for laboratories in managing this unfamiliar area.

Towards accreditation of clinical biochemistry in the public sector on the island of Mauritius

Hemraj, F. and Dhondee, D.L. | 2006
  • Author(s): Hemraj, F. and Dhondee, D.L.
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Pages: 606--608
  • Keywords: scientific facilities, health services, standardization, mauritius
This article discusses the process of preparing for accreditation of medical laboratories of the public sector as well as of the private sector on the island of Mauritius.

Communicating change to laboratory customers

Henemyre-Harris, Claudia and Sakuda, Linda S. | 2011
  • Author(s): Henemyre-Harris, Claudia and Sakuda, Linda S.
  • Publisher: American society for clinical pathology (ASCP)
  • Pages: 403--409
  • Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, management
Laboratory change may have a ripple effect throughout the entire hospital and/or medical system. This article describes a 7-step approach to assist laboratory managers in disseminating laboratory change to the appropriate customer at the right time.
 

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This portal provides background information for KIT's training programme on laboratory quality management, which enables laboratories in resource-constrained countries to improve the quality of their services. Use the searchbox to find resources in the database.