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
AMR CoP ECHO Session Aug 2022: The Govt. Role in Integrated Interventions for AMR Containment
In this Antimicrobial (AMR) Community of Practice webinar, we explore how integrated AMR interventions have been applied in a One Health approach to improve surveillance. We discus
Early July 2022 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Transforming Cervical Cancer Screening in Africa: The Power of HPV DNA Testing
On 7 July 2022, ASLM’s LabCoP convened a session about the power of human papiloma virus (HPV) DNA testing in transforming cervical cancer screening in Africa: In this session, I
Mid-July 2022 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Digitally-Assisted Technical Assistance Support for Rapid Test Continuous Quality Improvement across the Entire Value Chain
On 14 July 2022, ASLM’s LabCoP convened a webinar about the Rapid Test Continuous Quality Improvement (RT-CQI) initiative developed by PEPFAR and the US Centre for Disease Contro
AMR CoP ECHO Session July 2022: Strengthening the One Health Approach to AMR Surveillance
In this Antimicrobial (AMR) Community of Practice (CoP) webinar, we discuss the One Health approach to addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This approach provides significant
June 2022 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Non-Lab Worker Testing Cadres and POC Tests: An Essential Combination
On 23 June 2022, this Extended ECHO session was convened to discuss best practices and the potential of lay health workers in supporting health services delivery, especially diagno
Special ECHO Session June 2022: Diagnosis of Monkeypox and the Implications for Africa
On 7 June 2022, this special ECHO session was held to focus on the Monkeypox virus outbreak. In this session, led by Dr Jacqueline Weyer, Principal Medical Scientist, Centre for Em
AMR CoP ECHO Session May 2022: Strengthening Quality in Animal Health to Support AMR Surveillance
In this In this Antimicrobial (AMR) Community of Practice (CoP) webinar, we share the experience of Kenya in the development of a national quality manual and strategic plan for the