When the System Is Ready, Outbreaks Can Be Stopped
Nuru Ngailo & Nelly Rwenji ASLM Uganda declared Ebola-free. But behind that headline is a story about preparedness, laboratories and people ready to act. On 28 July, Uganda off
The Certificate is Just the Beginning!
Joshua Mwangi ASLM There are moments in a career that stay with you—not because they were easy, but because you know what it took to get there. ASLM being recommended for ISO 900
Implementing Decentralized Molecular Surveillance: Truenat Real-Time Micro-PCR Platform for Filovirus Outbreak Preparedness
By Alaine Umubyeyi Molbio The 2026 Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in Central Africa [The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Uganda] highlights critical gaps in di
When an Outbreak Hits, the Laboratory Moves Closer
Nuru Ngailo ASLM When an outbreak reaches a community, waiting four or five days for a laboratory result can feel like an eternity. For communities in Kasenyi and Tchomia in the De
Inside the System That Was Ready: How Years of Quiet Investment Shaped Africa’s Ebola Response
Dr Talkmore Maruta ASLM A suspected Ebola case doesn’t announce itself with fanfare. It arrives as a patient with a fever, a health worker’s uneasy instinct, and a spec
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
What’s New
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-