February 2023 Waste Management ECHO Session: Rethinking Laboratory Waste Management in Member Countries: Where Are We Now?
The Waste Management ECHO session held on 2 February 2023 launched the second phase of LabCoP’s Waste Management Sub-Community of Practice. This new phase focusses on building fr
January 2023 LabCoP ECHO Session: The Revised ISO 15189:2022 Standard Part 1 – Striving Towards Meeting User’s and Patient’s Needs
This LabCoP ECHO session is the first in a four-part series dedicated to the revised ISO 15189:2022 version. In this session, we reintroduce key concepts of laboratory quality mana
DNO Sub-CoP ECHO Session September 2022: Launch of the LabCoP Diagnostic Network Optimisation Sub-CoP
LabCoP’s first Diagnostic Network Optimisation Sub-Community of Practice (DNO Sub-CoP) ECHO session was held in September 2022. The DNO Sub-CoP is a collaboration between ASLM an
August 2022 ECHO Session: Measuring the Progress and Value of Integrated Sample Transport Systems for Clinical and Public Health Benefit
LabCoP’s Aug ECHO session focussed on measuring the progress and value of integrated sample transport systems for clinical and public health benefits. Access to health care, incl
AMR CoP ECHO Session Dec 2022: Advancing AMR Surveillance in Surgical Interventions
This AMR CoP ECHO session explores surgical site infections and related antibiotic resistance profiles occurring after Bellwether procedures in rural Liberia. In this session, we e
December 2022 ECHO Session: Integrated Hepatitis Testing as Part of the Response to WHO’s Triple Elimination Strategy
LabCoP’s December 2022 ECHO session shares practical insights on integrated testing for HBV and Xpert HCV to align with the World Health Organization’s goal for the triple elim
DNO Sub-CoP ECHO Session November 2022: Global Fund Priorities for DNO at Country Level
This LabCoP Diagnostic Network Optimisation (DNO) Sub-CoP ECHO session focuses on promoting data-driven investments for effective laboratory network optimisation. In this session,
November Special ECHO Session Nov 2022: Local Manufacturing of Diagnostics in Africa
On 17 November 2022, ASLM convened this special ECHO session on critical enablers and barriers for local manufacturing of diagnostics among African member states. The continent is
AMR CoP ECHO Session Oct 2022: Advancing AMR Surveillance Programs
In this Antimicrobial (AMR) Community of Practice (CoP) webinar, we learn about how Tanzania has managed to implement an AMR surveillance system based on the WHONET software and im
AMR CoP ECHO Session Late Aug 2022: Advancing AMR Surveillance to Public Health Action
In this Antimicrobial (AMR) Community of Practice (CoP) webinar, we discuss the worrying pattern of AMR observed in children under-5 years in one region in Ghana and its implicatio