What’s New at LabCoP – April 2023
What’s New Welcoming the Botswana, Mozambique and Sao Tome Country Teams The LabCoP Management team is pleased to announce that Botswana, Mozambique, and Sao Tome have joined
LabCoP Supports Electronic Return of HIV VL Results in Uganda
Delays in the return of HIV viral load (VL) test results to recipients of care present missed opportunities for their engagement into clinical care and, ultimately, the improvement
Advancing Laboratory Quality Management Systems in Africa: Regional and National Activities
ASLM continues to advance laboratory quality management systems (LQMS) in Africa through regional approaches and collaboration with various stakeholders and partners, such as the A
Côte d’Ivoire and Gabon Undergo Self-assessment
From 20-23 June 2022, the medical laboratory systems self-assessment workshop was held in the conference room of Hotel Limaniya Golf in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The participating
What’s New at LabCoP – September 2022
What’s New at LabCoP LabCoP Launches the New DNO Sub-CoP The Diagnostic Network Optimisation (DNO) sub-community of practice (CoP) is a collaboration between ASLM and the Fou
Piloting the Integration Assessment Scorecard in LabCoP Countries
The recent Lancet Commission Report highlighted gaps in access to diagnostics, with only 47% having access globally. Integrated diagnostics, a LabCoP priority, may address this acc
Expert Experience
ASLM recently sat down with Dr Muwonga Jérémie Masidi, LabCoP Team Lead for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to discuss their initiative to evaluate rapid diagnostic tests (
ECHO Sessions Summary: April to June 2022
ECHO sessions between April and June focused heavily on tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics, including a series commemorating the World TB Day. The sessions also highlighted technologies
Multi-country research on antimicrobial resistance in Africa reveals only five of 15 antibiotic-resistant pathogens designated by the WHO as priority pathogens are consistently tested
Study across 14 countries reveals lack of laboratory capacity and erratic use of available antibiotics, finds only 1.3% of medical laboratories conduct any bacteriology testing Sep
ASLM Launches the Laboratory Directors’ Forum to Transform Laboratory Best Practice in Africa
13 September 2022, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) is pleased to announce the virtual launch of the Laboratory Directors’ Forum (L