Laboratory Quality Strengthening

Assessment of the knowledge of graphical symbols labelled on malaria rapid diagnostic tests in four international settings

Hermans, Veerle | 2011
  • Author(s): Hermans, Veerle
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: malaria, disease control, scientific facilities, health services
Graphical symbols on in vitro diagnostics replace the need for text in different languages and are used on malaria rapid diagnostic tests marketed worldwide. The present study assessed the comprehension of IVD symbols labelled on malaria RDT kits among laboratory staff in four different countries.

High hopes for new laboratory accreditation process in Africa : interview

Hilborne, Lee and Kamau, Toni | 2009
  • Author(s): Hilborne, Lee and Kamau, Toni
  • Publisher: HBL media
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, standards, africa south of sahara
Global Health TV talks to Dr. Lee Hilborne of the American Society for Clinical Pathology. The ASCP is working with the Clinton Foundation, under the guidance of the WHO and the CDC, to roll out a new, accessible accreditation process to improve lab standards in the region.

Good clinical laboratory practices improved proficiency testing performance at clinical trials centers in Ghana and Burkina Faso

Ibrahim, Faisal | 2012
  • Author(s): Ibrahim, Faisal
  • Publisher: The Public library of science] (PLoS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: medical research, malaria, quality control, health services, disease control, burkina faso, ghana
This study was aimed at identifying the causes of unsatisfactory proficiency testing (PT) results in clinical research laboratories conducting or planning to conduct malaria vaccine trials sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The performance of health laboratories and the quality of malaria diagnosis in six districts of Tanzania

Ishengoma, D.R.S. | 2010
  • Author(s): Ishengoma, D.R.S.
  • Publisher: Maney
  • Pages: 123--135
  • Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, disease control, malaria, tanzania
Early laboratory diagnosis is critical for the optimal management of human malaria. This study assessed the performance of laboratories and the quality of malaria diagnosis in 36 healthcare facilities in six districts of Tanzania.

Health laboratories in the Tanga region of Tanzania : the quality of diagnostic services for malaria and other communicable diseases

Ishengoma, D.R.S. | 2009
  • Author(s): Ishengoma, D.R.S.
  • Publisher: Maney
  • Pages: 441--453
  • Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, tanzania
This article discusses the results of a survey in which the availability and quality of diagnostic services in 37 health laboratories in three districts of the Tanga region of Tanzania were assessed.
 

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