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IQLS presentation the ASM Microbe 2022 forum
IQLS international laboratory specialist Dr. Shruti Malik has been selected to participate as a speaker and convener in this year’s American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Microbe forum taking place from 9 to 13 June 2022, Washington, D.C. ASM Microbe showcases… Read more
Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP) Launches in Thailand
Since, IQLS has been working on the GLLP implementation in Thailand, with the implication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Thailand office, National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH), and other stakeholders to… Read more
LabCompanion® training in Armenia
LabCompanion® is an open-source software (SaaS) developed by IQLS to simplify and optimize a One Health laboratory network management. It can be used by any country to manage its national laboratory network organization for any type of laboratory (human, vet,… Read more
ISO 9001:2015 certification of zonal public health laboratories in Ghana
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) under the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) tasked Integrated Quality Laboratory Services (IQLS) with provision of laboratory support to the Ghana public health laboratory system. Improving Quality Management Systems (QMS)… Read more
WHO AMR Proposal won!
We are very happy to announce that the IQLS proposal “Review of microbiological laboratory consumables essential for the diagnosis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)” has been selected by the WHO! The project will be carried out in 2 parts : ·… Read more
ISO 15189:2012 accreditation of the National Public Health and Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) in Ghana
Since 2019, IQLS experts Mr. Raymond D Fatchu, Mr. Julius Manjengwa and Ms. Beatrice Van De Puije have been working in Accra, Ghana to support the National Public Health and Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) in obtaining its accreditation to the international… Read more
IQLS Poster Presentation at the World Microbe Forum 2021
IQLS International Laboratory Specialist Dr. Shruti Malik is participating in the World Microbe Forum 2021 on behalf of IQLS, and presenting a poster entitled “Strengthening Laboratory Biosafety in Liberia during the COVID-19 pandemic under the Global Laboratory Leadership Programme.” The… Read more
New Languages Available for CDC’s LAARC: French, Spanish, Portuguese
The CDC’s Laboratory Assessment of Antibiotic Resistance Testing Capacity (LAARC) user guide and questionnaire are now available in French, Spanish and Portuguese. LAARC helps laboratories in resource-limited settings identify gaps in testing performance and develop plans to correct key laboratory… Read more
IQLS Publishes Manuscript on Laboratory Quality Management Systems in One Health
The IQLS Team has published a manuscript entitled “Quality management system implementation in human and animal laboratories” in One Health, an open access journal for high quality scientific knowledge. The authors from IQLS include Obert Kachuwaire, Arsen Zakaryan, Julius Manjengwa,… Read more
GLLP in South America: IQLS meets officials and conducts assessments in Paraguay
IQLS experts Dr. Erika Ornelas Eusebio and Dr. Arsen Zakaryan participated in high-level meetings with government officials and conducted laboratory system assessments in Paraguay from May 24 to June 3, 2021 as part of the Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP)… Read more
IQLS Hosts GLLP Workshop with Joseph Ki-Zerbo University of Ouagadougou
IQLS hosted a workshop with academic leaders from the Health Sciences Training Unit (UFR/SDS), of Joseph Ki-Zerbo University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso on June 1, 2021 to discuss strategies for introducing Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP) modules into the… Read more
GLLP in South America: IQLS Conducts Laboratory Assessments in Ecuador with INSPI and AGROCALIDAD
As part of the implementation of the Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP) in South America, IQLS Senior Laboratory Specialist Dr. Arsen Zakaryan and Veterinary Laboratory Specialist Dr. Erika Ornelas-Eusebio conducted an assessment of the human and animal health laboratory systems… Read more
Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP) Launches in Burkina Faso
IQLS Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Antoine Pierson along with Burkina Faso’s Minister of the Environment, Economy and Climate Change Siméon Sawadogo led the launch of the Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP) in Burkina Faso at a meeting held on April… Read more
Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP) Launches in Armenia
The Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP) was officially launched in Yerevan, Armenia on March 12, 2021 with IQLS on-site to lead and oversee the introduction of the program, including Chief Scientific Officer Antoine Pierson, National Laboratory Specialist Zaruhi Davtyan and… Read more
IQLS Opens Office In Burkina Faso
IQLS is pleased to announce it has opened an office in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso to best support new and ongoing projects and partners in Africa. The main mission and role of this new office will be to oversee and manage… Read more
AMR Control Program Activity Evaluation Framework in Zimbabwe
From 19 to 22 November 2019, IQLS participated in an Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) country mission to Zimbabwe to help establish guidance for monitoring and evaluation framework related to the national action plan. The mission team included IQLS Senior Lab Specialist… Read more
Laboratory Strengthening Training for One Health Specialists in Armenia
IQLS is pleased to have assisted the Government of Armenia (GoAM) in improving laboratory networks, biosafety, biosecurity, risk management and increasing quality management systems in both human and veterinary laboratories across the country. This project was supported by ISTC (International… Read more
SEALAB Project For Strengthening Laboratory Systems Launches in Cambodia
The SEALAB project to strengthen laboratory networks in Southeast Asia has officially launched with the first steering committee meeting held on 7 August 2020 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In partnership with Fondation Mérieux, IQLS and Australian non-profit organization NRL, the… Read more
IQLS looses a friend and collaborator
We are very sad to announce that our friend and colleague, Dragan Toroman, senior IT expert specialized in medical IT, passed away in Belgrade, Serbia on 13/04/20, victim of Covid19 infection. He was only 50. I met Dragan in 2005… Read more
IQLS communication on Covid 19 outbreak
Dear collaborators, partners and beneficiaries, We are all shocked by this worldwide outbreak that more and more countries are facing. As you know, France was one of the first European countries impacted and is still under a very strict quarantine… Read more
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