Stories from the Fleming Fund Programme
LabVoice Issue 02 Dr. Ranyl Nguena – Cameroon (Fellow) Through my work with ASLM, I contributed to the development of 10 national strategic documents in Cameroon, including the n
The Fleming Fund Legacy in Africa
By Dr. Juliana Ndasi LabVoice Issue 02 The end of a grant is not the end of a story. For countries strengthening antimicrobial resistance surveillance, the Fleming Fund’s (FF) re
A New Era of Genomic Surveillance in Guinea
By Nuru Ngailo LabVoice Issue 02 In Conakry, Guinea, the Molecular Biology Laboratory at the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) is entering a new phase in public health pre
Reflections from ASLM CEO
By Nqobile Ndlovu LabVoice Issue 02 The beginning of 2025 will be remembered as a pivotal moment that redefined global public health support. It marked a turning point – call
Training and Certification Program for External Quality Assessment (EQA) Providers – TrEQAP
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia From 1 – 9 December 2025, the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), with funding from the Fleming Fund through the EQuAFRICA Project piloted the t
What’s New and Looking Ahead
ASLM Launches Framework to Safeguard Essential Diagnostic Services Amid Reduced Funding ASLM has introduced the Minimum Package of Laboratory Care Framework, a structured and evide
Expert Experience
The LabCoP management team recently sat down with Dr. Grania Brigden, Senior TB Advisor at The Global Fund, to discuss exciting updates to TB diagnostics. Near point-of-care (NPOC)
Closing the evidence to implementation gap for new TB tests
Access to rapid TB diagnosis remains a challenge. Globally, just over a third of TB testing sites have access to a WHO-recommended rapid diagnostic (WRD) test. Where testing is ava
LabCop ECHO SEssion Summary July–Sept 2025
During the 3rd quarter of 2025, the Laboratory Systems Strengthening Community of Practice (LabCoP), with support from the Gates Foundation and partner organizations, convened seve
Stakeholders meeting on LabMap capacity gap analysis on laboratory-based disease surveillance and review of the data collection tool
From 8-12th September 2025, Africa CDC and ASLM partnered with seven Member States to conduct a laboratory capacity gap analysis using LabMap data in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The ana