Mr. Arnaud Orelle conducted a safety and biosafety assessment in Ghana at the regional level, including the 4 Public Health located in the 4 main cities of Ghana (Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Sekondi). The main aim of these assessments was to… Read more
A tuberculosis laboratory system assessment has been conducted in June 2017 by Arnaud Orelle in Niger. By assessing both the National Reference Laboratory for Tuberculosis, a sampling from various laboratories within the countries (from all levels, from regional to peripheral),… Read more
From 22 to 29th May 2017, Mr. Arnaud Orelle and Shelley Brown, from the Viral Special Pathogens Branch – Diagnostics Lab from CDC – Atlanta, organized a practical training in the National Reference Center for viral Hemorrhagic Fevers in Muraz… Read more
A veterinary laboratory system assessment has been conducted last year in March 2016, thanks to the participation of representatives of CNERV, INRSP and Veterinary Services. Following this assessment a strategic action plan for the next four years has been developed… Read more
Thanks to an African Society of Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) project in collaboration with Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Laboratory Direction from Burkina Faso (DGPML),
Arnaud Orelle and Antoine Pierson performed a biosafety assessment of 10 laboratories… Read more
Following the week of assessment, Arnaud Orelle and Antoine Pierson organized a 5-day biosafety and risk assessment training in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso for the staff of the 10 laboratories assessed and the officers of the Laboratory Direction, helping them to… Read more
From 20 to 24 March 2017, Mr. Arnaud ORELLE provided a Biosafety and Risk assessment training to the staff of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi, India, including Head of department, technicians and postgraduate.
The Director of… Read more
In line with a new project launched in India in collaboration with Indian NCDC, US-CDC and IQLS, a kick off meeting visit was organized in Delhi, NCDC and Ranchi, RIMS (Jharkhand) February 6-10 2017.
The activities to be performed have… Read more
Dr. Laura RUMEBE went to Phnom Penh to support the Central Media Making Laboratory (CMML), both technically and in order to prepare for ISO 9001:2015 certification.
CMML produces blood culture bottles (adult/paediatric) and more than 15 different types of agar… Read more
Dr. Antoine Pierson chaired a WHO meeting with Tunisian laboratory specialists to update national laboratory standards (GBPL, Guide de Bonne Pratique de Laboratoire) and develop a dual checklist GBPL/ISO15189 for Tunisian laboratories.
The training was funded by World Health Organization… Read more
Dr. Antoine Pierson participated in a working session aiming at strengthening and sustaining the Central Media Making Laboratory facility in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CMML). The CMML is producing blood culture bottles and ready-to-use culture media (Petri dishes and tubes) for… Read more
In collaboration with WHO AFRO (AFRO) and HQ (WHO), Mr. Arnaud Orelle participated in a simulation exercise about a hypothetical avian influenza outbreak occurring in Northern Cote d’Ivoire. Laboratory specialists and epidemiologists from both the animal (Ministère des Ressources Animales… Read more
Following several workshops and training sessions on External Quality Assessment, Ms. Vivian Fensham and Mr. Arnaud Orelle conducted a two-week practical training for the newly created national LMA Proficiency Testing program; on EQA program organization and management and how to… Read more
Antoine Pierson and Arnaud Orelle conducted a training on Laboratory Quality Management (LQMS) for early implementation of the Global AMR Surveillance System (GLASS) in Pakistan for AMR Surveillance Sites from 24 – 28 October, 2016 in Islamabad, Pakistan
The training… Read more
A very final wrap-up around all human laboratory-related activities performed by IQLS has been organized late September, in order to close the project:
– Finalization of reference laboratories document: list of referral activities, general and specific terms of reference, criteria… Read more
Following an assessment of the human laboratory system in Burkina Faso performed in July 2016 (as part of the “One Health” GHSA project (CDC-Atlanta)), a second workshop was organized in order to develop a 5 years strategic plan along with… Read more
CH2M Hill and IQLS organized a field mission to Georgia on 19-23 September 2016 to:
Organize a large debriefing meeting about past achievements, current challenges and critical points
Perform a staff competency assessment exercise, within the scope of acceditation, for… Read more
In collaboration with WHO AFRO (AFRO) and HQ (WHO), Dr. Antoine Pierson participated in a simulation exercise about a hypothetical Yellow Fever outbreak occurring in Northern Ghana. Laboratory specialists and epidemiologists from national, regional and district level attended this exercise, … Read more
In collaboration with WHO AFRO (AFRO) and HQ (WHO), Mr. Arnaud Orelle helped prepare simulation exercises about potential outbreaks that would occur in the Côte d’Ivoire.
This preparatory workshop was attended by main stakeholders in Outbreak Management.
It was funded… Read more
As part of the One Health approach with the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) and CDC-Atlanta, Arnaud Orelle conducted a practical training on molecular diagnosis (by PCR) for animal pathogens in CNERV, Nouakchott, Mauritania on July, 25-29, 2016.
Some theoretical… Read more