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First year of the EQA programme for tuberculosis proficiency testing
June 2011 – September 2012: organization of a proficiency testing programme for Tuberculosis diagnosis (microscopy, culture, DST, molecular methods), based on simulated sputums. 10 recipient laboratories from 8 countries worldwide, 2X10 sputums sent per year… Read more
Online database development for laboratory analysis costing (TB, HIV, Malaria)
June 2011 – April 2012: “Market Intelligence Project”. Large project aiming at developing an online database for reagents and equipment, including prices and incoterms. Deep analysis, requests, web interface, product listing, costing tools, etc. … Read more
Assessment of two laboratories controlling the quality of malaria RDT (Cambodia, Philippines)
May 2011: assessment of two laboratories controlling the quality of the malaria rapid diagnostic tests, in order to get the WHO approval label… Read more
Preparation and organization of a specific TB laboratory management training course in Vietnam
May 2011: preparation and organization of a specific TB laboratory management training course. Fully English-Vietnamese bilingual training module preparation. … Read more
Evaluation of the impact of a respiratory disease surveillance project in South-East Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos)
April 2011: evaluation of the impact of a previous AFD/Pasteur Institute laboratory networking project for disease surveillance in South East Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos)… Read more
Quality assurance training for specialists from Mauritius and Seychelles
April 2011: one week quality assurance training for laboratory specialists from Madagascar and Comoros. Implementation of a distance follow-up/mentoring system… Read more
Quality assurance training for specialists from Madagascar and Comoros
March 2011: one week quality assurance training for laboratory specialists from Madagascar and Comoros. Implementation of a distance follow-up/mentoring system… Read more
Training and assessment of selected laboratories in Seychelles
Organization of a training on laboratory assessment for Seychelles specialists/auditors, followed by the assessment of Seychelles reference labs for human and environmental samples… Read more
Training and assessment of selected laboratories in Comoros
May 2010: organization of a training on laboratory assessment for Comoros specialists/auditors, followed by the assessment of Comoros main labs for human samples… Read more
Assessment of the proficiency of Gabonese laboratory technician
Development of a questionnaire for the specific appraisal of Gabonese laboratory technicians. Questionnaire administration, results presentation, conclusions, training/strengthening plan presentation… Read more
Training and assessment of selected laboratories in Madagascar
May 2010: organization of a training on laboratory assessment for Madagascar specialists/auditors, followed by the assessment of Madagascar main labs for human samples… Read more
Participation to 2010 Indian Ocean countries regional committee in Seychelles
January 2010: organization of a strategic side-workshop about laboratory strengthening and networking in the Indian Ocean Region (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles)… Read more
Training: “Basics on laboratory science for Epidemiologists”
February 2010: in collaboration with KIT – Royal Tropical Institute – Amsterdam, organization of a one week training in February 2010 for Indonesian epidemiologists about laboratory/epidemiology collaboration for disease surveillance and emergency/outbreak situations… Read more
Development of an English/Russian TB laboratory assessment tool
January-April 2010: development of a specific bilingual (English/Russian) electronic Laboratory Assessment Tool for Tuberculosis laboratories (TB-LAT) Automated production of indicators thanks to closed questions, average scoring, automated report, exportation capacities to a database and to GIS tools when GPS positioning… Read more
Final Laboratory System Assessment Debriefing Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
On Friday 26th September 2014, IQLS experts had the privilege to present the main initial findings following laboratory system assessment as well as the assessment of 13 representative laboratories. Following discussions have been very fruitful and gave the opportunity to… Read more
Laboratories Assessments and Local Assessors Training in Kyrgyzstan
The purpose of the mission was to provide technical assistance to Government of Kyrgyzstan, Ministry of Health for the following activities: 1) Customization of the Laboratory Assessment Tool for Laboratory Facilities; 2) Training of the assessors in laboratory assessments and;… Read more
Measles and Rubella Consultant Training Workshop- Copenhagen, Denmark
The training addressed the specificities of the WHO European Region and focused on: Understanding the rationale behind measles and rubella /CRS elimination Key strategies for measles and rubella elimination and their implementation The components of the verification process measles and… Read more
Laboratory System assessment in Kyrgyzstan
In August 2014, Dr. Antoine Pierson and Mr. Arnaud Orelle performed a 1-week Laboratory System assessment in Kyrgyzstan for the Center of Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta/Central Asia. The Kyrgyz laboratory system was assessed using a standardized laboratory assessment tool… Read more
Closure of the 3rd Regional EQA Survey on Chikungunya and Dengue identification in Indian Ocean
This 3rd Survey of the program encompassed 5 participating laboratories from 4 Indian Ocean countries and 1 reference laboratory. The program consists of specimens focusing on dengue and chikungunya diagnosis using molecular biology techniques (PCR). Related Projects and News… Read more
ISO15189:2012 audit of the GHESKIO/Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory in Haiti
A comprehensive debriefing presentation as well as several recommendations have been provided. A set of documents and software application have been left to the staff for easier implementation of the recommendations. We thank very much all the laboratory team and… Read more
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