Laboratory quality strengthening

This is a selection of documents and websites from the KIT Information Portal on Laboratory Quality Strengthening.
Please refer to the portal for more information sources on this topic.

• Documents
• Websites

Documents

2012

• Critical review of the Stepwise Laboratory Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA): suggestions for harmonization, implementation and improvement
  Datema T.A.M., Oskam L., van Beers S.M. & Klatser P.R.
  This article evaluates the quality and applicability of a tiered accreditation scheme Stepwise Laboratory Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) that was developed by WHO-AFRO, CDC and others for clinical laboratories in LMIC, compared with international quality standards.
  Tropical Medicine and International Health | 17(3) | 2012 | pp. 361-367
• Global laboratory initiative tool for a stepwise process towards tuberculosis laboratory accreditation
  Datema T.A.M. et al.
  The Global Laboratory Initiative (GLI) of the Stop TB Partnership has developed a tool to assist laboratories in implementing a quality management system that meets ISO15189 Medical Laboratory Requirements for Quality and Competence, the most widely used standard for laboratory accreditation.
  The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease | 16(5) | 2012 | pp. 704-705

2011

• Review and comparison of quality standards , guidelines and regulations for laboratories
  Datema T.A.M., Oskam L. & Klatser P.R.
  This study compares the characteristics, suitability and applicability of quality documents in view of the increasing efforts to introduce quality management in laboratories, especially in clinical diagnostic laboratories in low income and middle income countries.
  African Journal of Laboratory Medicine | 1(1) | 2011 | Art. #3

2010

• A roadmap for ensuring quality tuberculosis diagnostics services within national laboratory strategic plans
  Global Laboratory Initiative
  This document aims to provide a structured framework for scaling-up TB laboratory services, based on WHO-recommended norms and standards, documented country best practices and growing lessons learnt from field experiences by many partners involved in the Global Laboratory Initiative (GLI).
  World Health Organization (WHO) | 2010 | 63 pp.
• Kampala statement for the creation of the African society for laboratory medicine
  Statement by Ministries of Health from several African countries and international partners that calls for the establishment of an African Society for Laboratory Medicine.
  Kampala, Uganda | 2010
• The World Health Organization African region laboratory accreditation process : improving the quality of laboratory systems in the African region
  Gershy-Damet, G.-M. et al.
  This article discusses the accreditation process developed by the WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO). This stepwise approach acknowledges to laboratories where they stand, supports them with a series of evaluations to use to demonstrate improvement, and recognizes and rewards their progress.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology | 134(3) | 2010 | pp. 393-400

2009

• Guidelines for implementation of quality standards for health laboratories
  Rodma P. and Silva P.
  This document can be used as a guideline for evaluation and implementation of quality system and standards for medical laboratories, and to apply for the quality system of South-East Asian medical laboratories. It is in alignment with the ISO 15189 Implementation Guideline of Thailand (2007).
  World health organization (WHO). Regional office for South-East Asia. | 2009 | 53 pp.

Websites

• ASLM - African Society for Laboratory Medicine
• FIND - Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics
• GLI - Global Laboratory Initiative
• ILAC - International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
• ISO - International Organization for Standardization
• MSH - Management Sciences for Health
• WHO Diagnostics and Laboratory Technology (DLT)