Laboratory Quality Strengthening
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- Author(s):
- Publisher: African field epidemiology network (AFENET)
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- Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, public health, disease control, africa
The African Field Epidemiology Network Lab (AFENET-Lab) is a network of public health laboratories in Africa that are committed to providing quality and reliable diagnosis of public health infections.
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- Author(s):
- Publisher: University of Washington. International training & education center for health (I-TECH) [etc.]
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- Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, capacity building
I-TECH’s Laboratory Team addresses the development of sustainable laboratory systems and laboratory capacity in countries throughout the world. The team is comprised of staff at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, as well as locally-based staff in Botswana, Ethiopia, Haiti, and Namibia.
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- Author(s):
- Publisher: Foundation for innovative new diagnostics (FIND)
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- Keywords: health services, disease control, capacity building
FIND is a Product Development and Implementation Partnership devoted to developing and implementing diagnostic tools for poverty-related diseases.
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- Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
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- Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, capacity building, training programmes
The laboratory specialists training project is designed to ensure that core public health capacities for laboratory requirements are met in accordance with the International Health Regulations (IHR).
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- Author(s):
- Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
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- Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, management
The introduction of quality systems in public health laboratories is a key activity of the WHO Lyon Office. External Quality Assessment (EQA) is a valuable tool to help countries evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic practices and for identifying areas for improvement.
About this portal
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.