ASLM recently sat down with Dr Muwonga Jérémie Masidi, LabCoP Team Lead for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to discuss their initiative to evaluate rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) and diagnostic algorithms for HIV infection. ASLM: Dr Masidi, you were part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo team that recently completed Phase 2 of… Read More
ECHO sessions between April and June focused heavily on tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics, including a series commemorating the World TB Day. The sessions also highlighted technologies that are simplifying processes in activities such as diagnostic assay verification, the Rapid Test Continuous Quality Improvement (RTCQI) initiative, human papillomavirus screening, and the implementation of electronic return of results… Read More
The COVID-9 pandemic severely affected the world economy and public health. In response, various strategies have been employed to tackle the disease, including the development of effective vaccines. Genomics was a crucial component in the early public health response, aiding scientists and researchers to understand the origin, genomic diversity, transmission, and evolution of SARS-CoV-2, the… Read More
The African Society for Laboratory medicine (ASLM) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened 70 participants from 14 African countries to a 5-day workshop from the 30 May to 3 June 2022, to introduce the National Laboratory Quality Framework (NLQF). This event was facilitated by a team of ASLM experts assisted by… Read More
<> The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) has been collaborating with the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) to improve medical laboratory systems and networks in member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It is in this context that ASLM, alongside other partners of the WAHO Technical Working Group (TWG), including… Read More
2021 LabCoP Meeting Report LabCoP is excited to publish the meeting report from our 2021 Annual Meeting, held virtually and in-person. It’s jam packed with session summaries, key takeaways, outcomes, recommendations and next steps. There’s even a link to the new LabCoP song, produced by ASLM’s HIV Awareness Ambassador, Moses ‘Supercharger’ Nsubuga. Download the full… Read More
ASLM recently sat down with Innocent Twebaze, Laboratory Systems Officer, Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, and member of Uganda’s LabCoP Team, to talk about LabCoP’s WhatsApp group, the south-south information sharing forum for LabCoP’s participating country teams. Mr Twebaze shared some of his experiences and successes with using the platform to benefit his organisation. ASLM:… Read More
Between June and November 2021, the LabCoP Management Team visited seven LabCoP participating countries, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Eswatini, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Tanzania, to facilitate country self-assessments, discuss progress in the implementation of work plans, and better understand country priorities. The Management Team also conducted high-level advocacy for laboratory systems strengthening, engaged implementing… Read More
Diagnostic testing produces potentially hazardous biological and chemical wastes, of which improper management poses significant safety risks to staff, the public, and the environment. Therefore, a structured and effective waste management system at national and sub-national levels is necessary, including developing and consistently using comprehensive waste management guiding policies and procedures and the availability of… Read More
The LabCoP piloted its laboratory network leadership (LabNetLead) course in Zimbabwe between 21 and 26 February 2022. The LabNetLead course introduces essential concepts and activities to design, optimise, lead, and manage functional, high-quality laboratory networks. The system is part of the African Society of Laboratory Medicine’s (ASLM) Laboratory Systems Strengthening Community of Practice (LabCoP) program… Read More
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