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Advancing Laboratory Quality and Accreditation Through QualiPATH Auditor Training

Advancing Laboratory Quality and Accreditation Through QualiPATH Auditor Training

Machakos, Kenya 

19-23 October 2026

ASLM, in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and East Central and Southern Africa Health Community – ECSA HC, with support from the World Bank Group under the Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Programme (HEPRRP), is supporting a five day QualiPath Auditor training from 19-23 October 2026 in Machakos, Kenya.

The training aims to build a pool of national and regional auditors capable of objectively assessing the implementation and effectiveness of Quality Management Systems in animal health against QUALIPATH requirements and applicable international standards.

Developed by ASLM, QualiPATH provides a stepwise approach for animal health laboratories to assess their current performance and track progress towards international accreditation.

Speaking during the opening ceremony, Phoebe Nzombe the ASLM LQMS Program Manager underscored the importance of strengthening quality systems implementation in animal health laboratories in line with the OneHealth approach. She highlighted that QualiPATH is designed not simply as an accreditation tool, but as a practical pathway to help laboratories identify gaps, implement improvements and progressively build towards accreditation.

The IGAD’s Head of Mission to Kenya, Ambassador Fatuma Adan, highlighted that preparedness cannot begin when an outbreak starts. It must be built through strong systems, competent personnel and quality-assured laboratories that can rapidly detect and characterise health threats before they spread across borders and the QualiPath framework provided a stepwise process for laboratories to set up and implement quality systems towards accreditation.”

Representing the Government of Kenya, Dr. Romona Ndanyi, Deputy Director of Veterinary Services at the State Department for Livestock Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to advancing laboratory quality management. She noted that animal health laboratories were a critical first line of defence against emerging and zoonotic diseases, providing early detection, rapid confirmation and essential data for timely intervention.

The five-day QualiPath Auditor Training workshop, running from October 19 to 23, brings together participants from Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sao Tome, Malawi, Ethiopia and Burundi