• 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)

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