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A View of the Ebola Outbreak Effective Response to Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Laboratory Workers as Key Partners Quick link: ASLM Ebola Resource Centre To learn more about joining the African Public Health Laboratories Network (APHLN) Listserv, please click here for more information. Originally Published 3 September 2014 An elaborately packaged blood sample arrives in… Read More

SLIPTA Auditors Training Held 26-30 May 2014 in Adama, Ethiopia A SLIPTA programme auditors training was conducted for fifteen participants from 26-30 May 2014 in Adama, Ethiopia. Two master SLIPTA auditor trainers provided didactic instruction, facilitated discussions, led the mock laboratory audits and provided feedback to participants to improve laboratory assessment skills. The workshop was… Read More

Atelier de Formation de Formateur Organisé par EDCTP/ASLM, en Ethiopie ASLM a établi un partenariat avec EDCTP (European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership) afin de soutenir le renforcement des capacités et d’améliorer le système de gestion de qualité de 16 laboratoires répartis dans 13 pays africains. Dans le cadre du projet ASLM/EDTCP, ASLM a… Read More

ASLM/EDCTP Mentorship “Training of Trainers” Workshop Conducted in Ethiopia ASLM has partnered with the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) to support capacity strengthening and quality management systems (QMS) improvement at 16 laboratories in 13 African countries. As part of the ASLM/EDCTP project, ASLM organised a “Training of Trainers” (TOT) Mentorship Workshop from… Read More

New Tests Provide Breakthrough In The Fight Against Drug-Resistant Malaria The emergence and spread of drug-resistant malaria threaten international efforts to combat the disease. Despite stakeholders’ commitment to malaria control and treatment, the current global health landscape has failed to yield a sustainable solution to the problem of drug resistance. Parasites resistant to artemisinin, the… Read More

ASLM Promotes Laboratory Capacity Building Through Collaborative Trainings ASLM, in collaboration with its partners, continues to demonstrate its commitment to advancing the professional development of laboratory professionals and promoting capacity building within the workforce. As such, ASLM has recently participated in laboratory training activities with the goal of instructing and certifying laboratory professionals who can… Read More

Advancing Laboratory Practices Through An Online Professional Community The Global Health Network (theglobalhealthnetwork.org) is a successful and growing online science park that hosts over 20 online communities for different health research groups and crosscutting health topics. It is built for the health research community by researchers and public health practitioners themselves. It is also well… Read More

Accreditation Gains Traction in Egypt Laboratory accreditation, a means of determining the technical competence of a laboratory to perform specific activities, allows clients to identify reliable, high-quality testing services. Benefiting the laboratory as well as the client, accreditation provides a benchmark against which a laboratory can measure its competence and identify areas for improvement. Eng…. Read More

Global Health Trials Offers Abundance of Free e-Learning Resources To attend trainings and continuing education courses, hospital and laboratory staff working outside of urban areas may need to travel long distances to reach the nearest referral or teaching hospital. Obstacles such as limited budgets, insufficient human resources, unsafe road conditions and political strife can restrict… Read More

Kenya Medical Research Institute, an ASLM Collaborating Centre, Demonstrates Excellence in Research and Laboratory Strengthening In December 2012, ASLM launched its new Collaborating Centres programme, which aims to strengthen laboratory networks and standardise diagnostic services across Africa. The programme provides a platform for Collaborating Centres to foster laboratory linkages, evaluate new technologies, and adopt high-efficiency… Read More