Laboratory Quality Strengthening

Accreditation of flow cytometry in Europe

Sack, Ulrich | 2013
  • Author(s): Sack, Ulrich
  • Publisher: Wiley-Liss
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health personnel, quality control, europe
European Society of Clinical Cell Analysis analysed the impact of accreditation in clinical flow cytometry laboratories. Staff qualification, adaptation of multicolour antibody panels, and implementation of a comprehensive quality system have been identified as major challenges.

Laboratory network raises East Africa's defences against diseases

Schneidman, Miriam and Lee, A'Melody | 2010
  • Author(s): Schneidman, Miriam and Lee, A'Melody
  • Publisher: World bank. Africa region
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, disease control, regional organizations, east africa, kenya, tanzania, uganda, rwanda
The World Bank’s East Africa Public Health Laboratory Networking Project aims to establish an network of high-quality public health laboratories, which will improve access to diagnostic services among vulnerable populations living in the cross-border areas of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda.

The external assessment of health services

Shaw, Charles | 2004]
  • Author(s): Shaw, Charles
  • Publisher: International hospital federation
  • Pages: 24--27
  • Keywords: health services, quality control, standardization
External assessment is increasingly used worldwide to regulate, improve and market health care providers, especially hospitals.This article discusses common models such as peer review, accreditation, statutory inspection and ISO certification.

Scale-up of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis laboratory services, Peru

Shin, Sonya S. | 2008
  • Author(s): Shin, Sonya S.
  • Publisher: Centers for disease control and prevention]
  • Pages: 701--708
  • Keywords: health services, disease control, tuberculosis, scientific facilities, capacity building, peru
For ten years, the Peruvian National Tuberculosis (TB) Program, together with other partners has worked to strengthen the national TB laboratory network to support treatment of multidrug-resistant TB. This article reviews key lessons of this experience.

The Union/GLI roadmap for laboratory accreditation

Shinnick, Thomas | 2011
  • Author(s): Shinnick, Thomas
  • Publisher: WHO. Global laboratory initiative (GLI)]
  • Pages: (17.34 min.)--
  • Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, standards
Presentation by Thomas Shinnick, Associate Director for Global Laboratory Activities, Division of TB Elimination, CDC, on The Union/Global Laboratory Initiative roadmap for laboratory accreditation. Presented at the 42nd Union World Conference on Lung Health in Lille, France (2011).
 

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