RFP NO. ASLM/LAB/LED/11/07/25

CLOSING DATE: 30 NOVEMEBER 2025

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Introduction

The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) is a Pan‐African professional body, working to advocate for the critical role and needs of laboratory medicine and networks throughout Africa. For more information, please visit our website at https://aslm.org.

Background

Laboratory systems are central to disease detection, surveillance, and response. However, the leadership capacities within these systems remain underdeveloped and under-supported. A survey by the ASLM found four major gaps in the diagnostic leadership across Africa, namely:

• Governance: Weak policy influencing skills; Limited advocacy for laboratory integration into health systems.
• Leadership: Weak strategic vision and succession planning; limited ability to champion laboratory agenda
• Management: Weak HR and performance management; limited accountability systems, weak Laboratory and Resource management
• Administration: Poor coordination of laboratory networks; weak M&E systems