Ebola Response: ASLM Interview with Dr. Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo

Ebola Response: ASLM Interview with Dr. Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo, WHO-AFRO Regional Focal Point On behalf of ASLM, Dr. Paula Fernandes interviews Dr. Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Focal Point, WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO-AFRO), about his involvement in the WHO response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Original interview date: 10 June… Read More


A View of the Ebola Outbreak: Laboratory Workers as Key Partners

A View of the Ebola Outbreak Effective Response to Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Laboratory Workers as Key Partners Quick link: ASLM Ebola Resource Centre To learn more about joining the African Public Health Laboratories Network (APHLN) Listserv, please click here for more information. Originally Published 3 September 2014 An elaborately packaged blood sample arrives in… Read More


SLIPTA Auditors Training Held 26-30 May 2014 in Adama, Ethiopia

SLIPTA Auditors Training Held 26-30 May 2014 in Adama, Ethiopia A SLIPTA programme auditors training was conducted for fifteen participants from 26-30 May 2014 in Adama, Ethiopia. Two master SLIPTA auditor trainers provided didactic instruction, facilitated discussions, led the mock laboratory audits and provided feedback to participants to improve laboratory assessment skills. The workshop was… Read More


Atelier de Formation de Formateur Organisé par EDCTP/ASLM, en Ethiopie

Atelier de Formation de Formateur Organisé par EDCTP/ASLM, en Ethiopie ASLM a établi un partenariat avec EDCTP (European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership) afin de soutenir le renforcement des capacités et d’améliorer le système de gestion de qualité de 16 laboratoires répartis dans 13 pays africains. Dans le cadre du projet ASLM/EDTCP, ASLM a… Read More


ASLM/EDCTP Mentorship “Training of Trainers” Workshop Conducted in Ethiopia

ASLM/EDCTP Mentorship “Training of Trainers” Workshop Conducted in Ethiopia ASLM has partnered with the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) to support capacity strengthening and quality management systems (QMS) improvement at 16 laboratories in 13 African countries. As part of the ASLM/EDCTP project, ASLM organised a “Training of Trainers” (TOT) Mentorship Workshop from… Read More


New Tests Provide Breakthrough In The Fight Against Drug-Resistant Malaria

New Tests Provide Breakthrough In The Fight Against Drug-Resistant Malaria The emergence and spread of drug-resistant malaria threaten international efforts to combat the disease. Despite stakeholders’ commitment to malaria control and treatment, the current global health landscape has failed to yield a sustainable solution to the problem of drug resistance. Parasites resistant to artemisinin, the… Read More


ASLM Promotes Laboratory Capacity Building Through Collaborative Trainings

ASLM Promotes Laboratory Capacity Building Through Collaborative Trainings ASLM, in collaboration with its partners, continues to demonstrate its commitment to advancing the professional development of laboratory professionals and promoting capacity building within the workforce. As such, ASLM has recently participated in laboratory training activities with the goal of instructing and certifying laboratory professionals who can… Read More


Advancing Laboratory Practices Through An Online Professional Community

Advancing Laboratory Practices Through An Online Professional Community The Global Health Network (theglobalhealthnetwork.org) is a successful and growing online science park that hosts over 20 online communities for different health research groups and crosscutting health topics. It is built for the health research community by researchers and public health practitioners themselves. It is also well… Read More


Accreditation Gains Traction in Egypt

Accreditation Gains Traction in Egypt Laboratory accreditation, a means of determining the technical competence of a laboratory to perform specific activities, allows clients to identify reliable, high-quality testing services. Benefiting the laboratory as well as the client, accreditation provides a benchmark against which a laboratory can measure its competence and identify areas for improvement. Eng…. Read More


Global Health Trials Offers Abundance of Free e-Learning Resources

Global Health Trials Offers Abundance of Free e-Learning Resources To attend trainings and continuing education courses, hospital and laboratory staff working outside of urban areas may need to travel long distances to reach the nearest referral or teaching hospital. Obstacles such as limited budgets, insufficient human resources, unsafe road conditions and political strife can restrict… Read More