A5015749717- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
Athena Sustainable Materials Institute
2020
Royal Tropical Institute
2011-2018
Abstract Objective Clinical laboratories in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC) need fundamental improvement because quality laboratory services are essential for the decision‐making capacity of clinicians, health workers public authorities. To this end, a tiered accreditation scheme Stepwise Laboratory Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) was developed by WHO‐AFRO, CDC others clinical LMIC. One to five stars accredited based on level compliance with checklist. Our aim...
The variety and number of laboratory quality standards, guidelines regulations (hereafter: documents) makes it difficult to choose the most suitable one for establishing maintaining a management system.There is need compare characteristics, suitability applicability documents in view increasing efforts introduce laboratories, especially clinical diagnostic laboratories low income middle countries. This may provide valuable insights policy makers developing national policies, managers...
Background: Functional national laboratory networks and systems are indispensable to the achievement of global health security targets according International Health Regulations. The lack indicators measure functionality network has limited efficiency past current interventions enhance capacity in resourcelimited-settings.Scorecard for networks: We have developed a matrix assessment progress thereof, with support from African Society Laboratory Medicine Association Public Laboratories....
In 2011 the Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) was launched, aimed at strengthening quality and competence of African clinical, public health reference laboratories. We reviewed first version SLIPTA checklist in 2011. The continued development publication a new International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 15189 standard demands renewed review.This study to determine suitability guiding laboratories towards ISO 15189:2012 compliance...
Achievement of ISO15189 accreditation demonstrates competency a laboratory to conduct testing. Three programmes were developed facilitate achievement in low- and middle-income countries: Strengthening Laboratory Management Towards Accreditation (SLMTA), Stepwise Improvement Process (SLIPTA) Quality Implementation (LQSI).To determine the level associated barriers facilitators among medical laboratories WHO-AFRO region by 2020.A desk review SLIPTA SLMTA databases was conducted identify...
In low-resource settings, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is detected by traditional culture-based methods and ensuring the quality of such services a challenge. The AMR Scorecard provides laboratories with technical assessment tool for strengthening bacterial culture, identification, testing procedures.To evaluate performance in 11 pilot laboratory evaluations three countries also assessed Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) checklist.Pilot were...
Abstract Objectives To introduce the Laboratory Quality Stepwise Implementation ( LQSI ) tool and provide data about its roll‐out, usage effectiveness in assisting laboratories with quality improvement. Methods The tool, a freely available stepwise guide, was developed by WHO to assist efficiently implementing management system. Results Since tool's launch 2014, it has been accessed 130 986 unique users from 195 of 206 listed states. Of 35 respondents survey, 12 (34%) indicated that their...