EU-Africa Health Partnership Launches Wastewater Molecular and Genomic Surveillance in African Megacities (WASTEWISE) Project to Advance Africa’s Public Health Security
July 29, 2026, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), and the European
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Waste Cost Assessment Framework (WCAF) v2.0 for Laboratory Waste Management Developed through a collaboration between Roche, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
LabCoP Connect – Expert Opinion
The LabCoP management team recently sat down with Dr. Collins Otieno to discuss the evolution of the Laboratory Community of Practice (LabCoP), its impact on strengthening laborato
Building resilient diagnostics systems in a constrained fiscal environment
Building resilient diagnostics systems in a constrained fiscal environment Foreign aid has played a critical role in driving improvements in health outcomes across low- and middle-
WHO Launches a Practical QMS Toolkit for Multi-Disease Testing in Non-Lab Settings
Responding to real-world needs As countries expand access to testing by decentralizing services and task-shifting to trained lay providers, many testing sites face a critical gap:
ECHO Session Summary April – June 2026
ECHO Session Summary April – June 2026 Between April and June 2026, a total of 11 ECHO sessions were convened, attracting 2,959 participants from 110 countries, each attending at
Powering One Health: The Integrated GIS Tool Transforming Africa’s Laboratory System
In early June 2026, a quiet but powerful transformation began to take shape in Accra, Ghana. Experts from Africa CDC, the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), Member Sta
MESSAGE FROM ASLM CEO
Nqobile Ndlovu Africa’s public health landscape continues to evolve, bringing with it new challenges that demand stronger collaboration, innovation, and investment in people an
Building Africa’s Biosafety Workforce – From Training to Transformation
Nelly Rwenji & Nuru Ngailo “We must move beyond numbers and demonstrate real impact.” Across Africa, a quiet transformation is underway in laboratories, training ro