Malaria

Malaria specific activities

IQLS is regularly working on malaria activities, especially in Cambodia (malaria eradication phase)
Activities are articulated around different themes:

Training activities

• Malaria laboratory quality management training (3 days, 2011)
• Epidemiology and role of the diagnostic laboratories (5 days, 2013)
• Malaria microscopy training of trainers (2X5 days, 2013)
• Malaria laboratory quality management training (5 days, 2013)
• Proposal and scientific articles writing skills (5 days, 2013)

Laboratory assessment

• Assessment of numerous laboratories performing malaria diagnosis
• Assessment of some malaria reference laboratories
• Assessment of laboratories performing the control of malaria RDT for WHO/TDR. Assessments performed in Cambodia, Ethiopia and Philippines
• Development of a computerized assessment tool for malaria RDT control laboratories
• Development of a computerized assessment tool for malaria national reference laboratories

Laboratory facility design

• Design or redesign of malaria laboratory
• Workflow optimization
• Including PCR laboratory
• Feasibility surveys, cost assessments

Laboratory networking

• Development of a specific malaria laboratory network assessment tool
• Development of a 2 days specific workshop on laboratory networking, for national level decision makers and key stakeholders

Microscopy slide rechecking activities

• Development of a dedicated online interface for slide rechecking program management
• Data entry, report management, statistics, graphs, lab follow-up
• Installation in Cambodia in 2013

Malaria laboratory network management interface

• Combination of different modules:
• Slide rechecking management
• Training management
• Supervision management
• Documentation management
• Accessible by all malaria programs actors (lab specialists, epidemiologists, coordination, clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, etc.)

Panel testing EQA program organization

• Organization of malaria microscopy EQA programs (panel checking), upon request only
• Development of online interface for national microscopy EQA program management (rechecking and panel testing)