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    • News Articles
      • A View of the Ebola Outbreak: Laboratory Workers as Key Partners
      • Accreditation Gains Traction in Egypt
      • ACILT Offers Policy & Strategic Planning Course
      • Addressing Cryptococcal Infection in Africa: Better Diagnostic Opportunities Yield Results
      • Advancing Laboratory Practices Through An Online Professional Community
      • African Laboratory Medicine Organisations Announce Plans for New Collaboration
      • An Interview with NHLS CEO Sagie Pillay, ASLM2014 Co-Chair
      • An Intrepid New Approach to Global Health Security Threats
      • ASLM 2017 Strategic Planning Retreat
      • ASLM Board Chair Champions Laboratory Medicine at Infectious Diseases Conference
      • ASLM Celebrates Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
      • ASLM celebrates Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, 22-28 April 2018
      • ASLM Co-Hosts Diagnostics Industry Forum
      • ASLM Collaborating Centres Feature: Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN)
      • ASLM Continues Commitment to Expanded HIV Viral Load Testing
      • ASLM Enters Partnership with IANPHI at 2017 Annual Meeting in Rome
      • ASLM Facilitates Joint SLIPTA Auditor Training and Quality Management System Workshop
      • ASLM Facilitates the First SLIPTA Auditor Training for Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Staff in Ethiopia
      • ASLM Facilitates Workshops in Partnership with CLSI and NHLS
      • ASLM in New York to support point-of-care device scale-up efforts in Africa
      • ASLM Joins GLI Core Group
      • ASLM Member Viewpoint: Getting the Most from Laboratory Medicine
      • ASLM participates in 67th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa in Zimbabwe
      • ASLM participates in biorisk strategic planning in Nairobi, Kenya
      • ASLM Partners with AFRAC to Support ISO Accreditation of African Medical Laboratories
      • ASLM Promotes Laboratory Capacity Building Through Collaborative Trainings
      • ASLM Strengthens National Efforts in Biosafety and Biosecurity in Tanzania under the GHSA
      • ASLM Supports Africa’s Battle Against Antimicrobial Resistance
      • ASLM Supports Development and Review of African Laboratory Training Programmes
      • ASLM Supports the Africa Regional Flu Workshop in Ghana
      • ASLM to Lead Africa CDC Public Health Laboratory Leadership Programme
      • ASLM Welcomes New Addition to Ambassador Programme
      • ASLM/EDCTP Mentorship “Training of Trainers” Workshop Conducted in Ethiopia
      • ASLM2014 Conference: Letter from the ASLM CEO
      • ASLM2014 Partner Spotlight: Daktari Diagnostics Develops Quality Products Geared Toward Remote Settings
      • ASLM’s Laboratory Quality Program Supports One Health
      • Atelier de Formation de Formateur Organisé par EDCTP/ASLM, en Ethiopie
      • Bridging the Treatment Gap in Africa: Global Coalition Works to Reduce Cost of HIV Testing in Infants
      • Cameroon Health Minister Mama Fouda: Leadership in Action
      • Central Africa Regional Meeting on Strengthening Laboratory Systems and Networks in Support of Disease Surveillance
      • Cepheid Lowers Pricing for Multiple Xpert®-Family Virology Tests for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
      • Cepheid Receives World Health Organization Pre-Qualification of Xpert HIV-1 Viral Load Test (Updated)
      • Combatting Drug Resistance in Africa
      • Combatting Ebola with Leadership and Infrastructure: Exchanging Ideas with Dr. Peter Piot
      • Developing a Laboratory Outbreak Preparedness Score Card: The Sierra Leone Field Experience
      • Ebola Response: ASLM Interview with Dr. Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo
      • Fighting to Eliminate Ebola and Strengthen Health Systems: An African Perspective
      • First Technical Staff Meeting between ASLM and Africa CDC
      • Fostering Quality Laboratory Networks through Accreditation in Togo
      • Global Health Trials Offers Abundance of Free e-Learning Resources
      • Guidance on the Regulation of New Diagnostics in Time of Outbreak
      • HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Consultative Meeting on Disease Research
      • IHVN and ASLM Partner to Train Scientists on Research Writing
      • Improving Disease Surveillance Through A Community-Tailored Framework
      • In Cameroon, Improving HIV Diagnoses through a Volunteer Quality Corps
      • Increasing Laboratory Supply Chain Transparency, Kenya Takes Bold Steps
      • Infectious Disease Surveillance in Times of Calm and in Times of Storm
      • Integrating Tiered Lab Networks within Public Health Institutes: The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) Experience
      • Keeping on Point: Ensuring High Quality Point-of-Care Testing in Africa
      • KEMRI Demonstrates Excellence in Research and Laboratory Strengthening
      • Laboratory Medicine Highlighted in Series of Lancet Articles
      • Leadership Showcase: Clara Doe Mvogo, Mayor of Monrovia, Liberia
      • Leading Minds in HIV and Infection Control to Share Research Findings at CROI Conference
      • Letter from the ASLM CEO: Advocacy, Education and Collaboration
      • Leveraging Collaboration to Improve HIV Diagnostic Quality and Expand Testing in Africa
      • Mapping laboratory capacity in Africa to improve national laboratory networks.
      • Member Spotlight: Prof. Anthony Emeribe
      • Mozambique Achieves Accreditation for its National TB Reference Laboratory
      • National Review Meeting on HIV Viral Load Testing and Early Infant Diagnosis in Ethiopia
      • New ASLM Country Ambassador Champions Laboratory Medicine in Central Africa
      • New Partnership to Build Tuberculosis Diagnostic Capacity for West Africa
      • New Phnom Penh Statement: Gaining Momentum to End AIDS by 2030
      • New Tests Provide Breakthrough In The Fight Against Drug-Resistant Malaria
      • Once an Ignored Threat, Antimicrobial Resistance Becomes an International Priority
      • Partners Meeting Reviews the Implementation of a National Strategic Plan in Angola
      • Pioneering New Diagnostics: Addressing Challenges and Implications for Point-of-Care Testing in African Settings
      • Preventing, Detecting, and Responding: Moving the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Forward in Africa; An Interview with US Ambassador and GHSA Champion Dr. Bonnie Jenkins
      • Prioritising the “Silent Killer”: Africa Must Leverage HIV/AIDS Response Lessons to Confront Cancer
      • Proficiency Testing: Diagnosing Threats to Quality
      • Profile of a Medical Research Advocate in Senegal: Prof. Souleymane Mboup
      • Reaching the Third 90 – Special Issue of JIAS Available Now
      • Reconstructing Laboratory Systems: How to Rebuild in Ebola-Affected Countries
      • Research Feature: The Global Health Network’s SiteFinder Web Portal
      • Revitalised Laboratory Declaration to Forge a Path for Action
      • Senegal: New Department Brings Focus toward Raising Laboratory Standards
      • Settling the Score: How a Laboratory Network Assessment Tool Can be Used to Score Functionality
      • SLIPTA Auditors Training Held 26-30 May 2014 in Adama, Ethiopia
      • SLIPTA Success story: Uganda National EID/VL Laboratory achieved International Accreditation
      • Smartphone Technology Bolsters Infectious Disease Surveillance
      • Tenth African Accreditation Cooperation General Assembly Meetings Held in Cote d’Ivoire
      • The 10th Annual Conference of the Ethiopian Public Health Laboratory Association in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
      • The High Stakes of Fighting Zika: the Virus Challenging Public Health Systems
      • The Mapping Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use Partnership (MAAP) visits Nigeria, Tanzania and Burkina Faso
      • The Regional Laboratory Systems Strengthening Workshop: Fostering South-to-South Collaboration
      • The Results Are In: How a National Sample and Results Transport Network is Improving Patient Care in Uganda
      • Training on HIV Viral Load and Infant Virological Testing Scorecard:
      • Tuberculosis: Meeting a Target, Aiming for a Milestone
      • UNAIDS and ASLM Formalise Partnership to Improve Laboratories and Access to HIV Testing
      • UNAIDS Sets Targets for HIV Treatment and Monitoring
      • West and Central African countries step up plans to increase access to point-of-care early infant diagnosis
      • WHO Global Open Consultation for Innovative Personal Protective Equipment
      • WHO Webex : Costing HIV testing services Understanding and Using data for decision-making
      • World Malaria Day 2016: Significant Gains, Closing the Gaps
      • AJLM to Publish Special Issue on SLMTA
      • ASLM Co-Sponsors Training Workshop on Pioneering Rapid TB Diagnostic Technology
      • ASLM to Host Satellite Session at ICASA 2013
      • ASLM to Offer Continuing Education Credits
      • ASLM-Botswana Becomes First Local Branch of ASLM at Symposium in Gaborone
      • In the Wake of Conflict: The Impact of War on Laboratory Services
      • Meet the Researcher: Dr. Kefas Mugittu, Tanzania
      • Open Access Journals Provide Expanded Research Opportunities Without the Cost
      • PAHWP Addresses Regulation of Medical Devices and Diagnostics to Protect Public Health in Africa
      • Spotlight on Prof. Alash’le Abimiku, Nigeria
      • UNAIDS Releases 2013 Global Report
      • WHO Releases 2013 Global Tuberculosis Report
      • World Health Organization releases Guide for the Stepwise Laboratory Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) in Africa
    • Press Releases
      • African Partners Gather to Discuss HIV Viral Load Testing Programmes in Africa
      • African Society for Laboratory Medicine to Hold its First International Conference in Cape Town, South Africa December 1-7, 2012
      • African Society for Laboratory Medicine to Launch in Ethiopia
      • ASLM and Africa CDC Announce New Initiative
      • ASLM Announces 2nd International Conference; Call for Abstracts
      • ASLM Announces Antimicrobial Resistance MAAP Initiative
      • ASLM Announces Confirmation of CEO
      • ASLM CEO to Step Down after 4 Successful Years
      • ASLM commends appointment of Dr. Matshidiso Moeti as WHO Regional Director for Africa
      • ASLM Commends Nomination of Dr. Deborah Birx as United States Global AIDS Coordinator
      • ASLM Congratulates Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
      • ASLM Launches Laboratory Systems Strengthening Community of Practice (LabCoP)
      • ASLM partnership with Fleming Fund launched at 2019 United Nations General Assembly
      • Building Defences Against Future Ebola Outbreaks: Global Health Security in Africa
      • Dr. Ali Elbireer: New ASLM CEO
      • Dr. Iruka N. Okeke new Editor-in-Chief
      • Ebola & ASLM2014: Conference Moving Forward, Ebola Special Session Highlighted
      • Global Health Experts Meet to Encourage Influenza Research and Assess Tools for Building Efficient, Standardised Surveillance Systems
      • Global Health Partners Launch Point-of-Care Key Considerations and Toolkit
      • Media Advisory: UNAIDS and ASLM to Formalise Partnership to Improve Laboratories and Access to HIV Testing
      • Partners Announce The Hologic Global Access Initiative at AIDS 2018 Conference
      • Professor Alash’le Abimiku elected Chair of the Board of Directors of ASLM
      • The African Journal of Laboratory Medicine now indexed in PubMed Central database
      • UNAIDS, ASLM and Partners Launch Initiative to Improve HIV Diagnostics
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