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
From classrooms to practice: learning that translates
Nelly Rwenji & Nuru Ngailo In March 2026 alone, three major regional trainings took place across the continent – in Accra, Dakar, and Dar es Salaam – each reflec
Partners Review Progress on Strengthening Disease Surveillance and Health Security Across Africa
Nelly Rwenji ASLM, Health and security partners from across Africa convened in April 2026 for the first progress review meeting of Phase II of the Health Security Partnership to
ARILAC Project: Advancing Regional Laboratory Excellence
ARILAC Initiative Set to Strengthen Africa’s Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance Nuru Ngailo l ASLM Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the fastest-growing threa
Strengthening Africa’s Laboratory Response to Outbreaks: From Emergency Deployment to Genomic Surveillance
Sylvester Z. Moyo and Edwin Shumba, ASLM The 2026 Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, caused by the Bundibugyo virus and declared a Public Health
Laboratory Medicine: Beyond the Test Tube — Understanding the Real Scope of the Field
Mohammad Ismail, ASLM Ambassador from Pakistan, Laboratory medicine is one of the most important yet frequently misunderstood fields in healthcare. Many people outside t