Partnership Continued to Enhance Pathogen Genomic Surveillance and Bioinformatics for Public Health in Africa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 31, 2025 — In a strategic move to bolster Africa’s preparedness for future pandemics, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (A

New Findings Guide Health Policy to Fight Drug-resistance in Africa

A new report published in The Lancet Microbe summarizes the findings of the Mapping AMR and AMU partnership (MAAP) supported by UK aid’s Fleming Fund and reveals critical gaps in

L’Organisation Ouest-Africaine de la Santé et la Société Africaine de Médecine de Laboratoire s’associent pour renforcer les Systèmes de management de la Qualité des laboratoires dans la région de la CEDEAO

Addis Abeba, Éthiopie, 6 mars 2024 – l’OOAS et l’ASLM ont signé un second accord de coopération, soutenu par un financement de la République Fédérale d’Allema

West African Health Organization and African Society for Laboratory Medicine Join Forces to Strengthen Laboratory Quality Management Systems in the ECOWAS Region

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6 March 2024 – The West African Health Organization (WAHO) and the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) have entered into a second cooperation ag

Gaps in AMR surveillance data across Africa to drive shape health policy reform

ASLM Announces 6th Biennial Conference in South Africa: Shaping Laboratory Systems and Diagnostic Services for the 21st Century

Cape Town, South Africa: 17 July 2023 – The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) (www.aslm.org), a premier pan-African organization dedicated to advancing laboratory me

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