MESSAGE FROM ASLM CEO
Nqobile Ndlovu Africa’s public health landscape continues to evolve, bringing with it new challenges that demand stronger collaboration, innovation, and investment in people an
Building Africa’s Biosafety Workforce – From Training to Transformation
Nelly Rwenji & Nuru Ngailo “We must move beyond numbers and demonstrate real impact.” Across Africa, a quiet transformation is underway in laboratories, training ro
From classrooms to practice: learning that translates
Nelly Rwenji & Nuru Ngailo In March 2026 alone, three major regional trainings took place across the continent – in Accra, Dakar, and Dar es Salaam – each reflec
Partners Review Progress on Strengthening Disease Surveillance and Health Security Across Africa
Nelly Rwenji ASLM, Health and security partners from across Africa convened in April 2026 for the first progress review meeting of Phase II of the Health Security Partnership to
ARILAC Project: Advancing Regional Laboratory Excellence
ARILAC Initiative Set to Strengthen Africa’s Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance Nuru Ngailo l ASLM Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the fastest-growing threa
Strengthening Africa’s Laboratory Response to Outbreaks: From Emergency Deployment to Genomic Surveillance
Sylvester Z. Moyo and Edwin Shumba, ASLM The 2026 Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, caused by the Bundibugyo virus and declared a Public Health
HPV DNA Testing in Africa: The Case for Truenat HPV-HR Plus
Alaine Umubyeyi, Molbio Diagnostics, Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally. It caused 662,000 cases and 349,000 deaths in 2022, with 94% of deat
ASLM Advances Towards ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Joshua Mwangi, ASLM On 3 June 2026, the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) achieved an important milestone in our quality journey — successfully passing the ISO 900
ASLM Annual Report 2025/26
The ASLM Annual Report 2025–2026 documents a year of institutional transition, resilience, and sustained impact in strengthening laboratory systems across Africa. The report high