Laboratory Quality Strengthening

Regional workshop on the implementation of the \"'Asia Pacific strategy for strengthening health laboratory services (2010-2015)\" in the Pacific Island countries, 14-17 September 2010, Suva, Fiji : meeting report

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO). Western Pacific regional office
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, disease control, asia and the pacific
Report of the Regional Workshop on the Implementation of the “Asia Pacific Strategy for Strengthening Health Laboratory Services (2010-2015)” in Pacific Island Countries, held in Suva, Fiji from 14 to 17 September 2010.

Framework for implementing new tuberculosis diagnostics

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, disease control, tuberculosis
This document provides the policy framework for the implementation of new TB diagnostics, outlining current TB technologies endorsed by WHO and their place at different levels of tiered laboratory services.

Quality practices in basic biomedical research (QPBR) training manual for the trainer

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: medical research, quality control, manuals, training programmes
This training manual is based on the Quality Practices in Basic Biomedical Research (QPBR) handbook and is designed around a course on QPBR. It outlines the goals of the course and the topics that should be covered and it include a set of power point slides, questions and case histories on QPBR.

Kampala statement for the creation of the African society for laboratory medicine

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: African field epidemiology network (AFENET)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, professional associations
Statement by Ministries of Health from several African countries and international partners that calls for the establishment of an African Society for Laboratory Medicine.

A roadmap for ensuring quality tuberculosis diagnostics services within national laboratory strategic plans

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health services, scientific facilities, disease control, tuberculosis, health policy
This document aims to provide a structured framework for scaling-up TB laboratory services, based on WHO-recommended norms and standards, documented country best practices and growing lessons learnt from field experiences by many partners involved in the Global Laboratory Initiative (GLI).
 

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