End line evaluation of the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) Laboratory Systems Strengthening Community of Practice (LabCoP) Project
ASLM, with support from the Gates Foundation, leads the Laboratory Systems Strengthening Community of Practice (LabCoP). LabCoP aims to strengthen laboratory systems and accelerate
LabCoP Cookbook Recipe #10: Integrating Private Medical Laboratories into National Laboratory Networks: A Practical Guide
The integration of private medical laboratories into national laboratory networks is critical for achieving diagnostic equity, strengthening pandemic Preparedness, and advancing gl
Policy Brief on Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) and Paediatric HIV Case-Finding
Despite remarkable progress in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV, infants and children continue to face significant gaps in timely diagnosis and treatment. As vertical
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Waste Cost Assessment Framework (WCAF) v2.0 for Laboratory Waste Management Developed through a collaboration between Roche, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
LabCoP Connect – Expert Opinion
The LabCoP management team recently sat down with Dr. Collins Otieno to discuss the evolution of the Laboratory Community of Practice (LabCoP), its impact on strengthening laborato
Building resilient diagnostics systems in a constrained fiscal environment
Building resilient diagnostics systems in a constrained fiscal environment Foreign aid has played a critical role in driving improvements in health outcomes across low- and middle-
WHO Launches a Practical QMS Toolkit for Multi-Disease Testing in Non-Lab Settings
Responding to real-world needs As countries expand access to testing by decentralizing services and task-shifting to trained lay providers, many testing sites face a critical gap:
ECHO Session Summary April – June 2026
ECHO Session Summary April – June 2026 Between April and June 2026, a total of 11 ECHO sessions were convened, attracting 2,959 participants from 110 countries, each attending at
Powering One Health: The Integrated GIS Tool Transforming Africa’s Laboratory System
In early June 2026, a quiet but powerful transformation began to take shape in Accra, Ghana. Experts from Africa CDC, the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), Member Sta
LabCoP Connect – Laboratory Community of Practice Newsletter
Volume 9, Issue 2 LabCoP Connect is the official newsletter of the ASLM Laboratory Community of Practice (LabCoP), a platform dedicated to strengthening laboratory systems through