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23 Nov How to Guide QMS Guidelines This manual is intended to simplify the process of laboratory QMS development and implementation…. Read more 23 Nov How to Guide Managing Laboratories To Assure Quality An 8 Module How-to Guide: Overview Lab Management People Management Operational Systems Lab Design Layout Workplace Health Safety Tips for… Read more
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The requirements needed to ensure safety, testing reliability and the provision of quality results from community-based HIV rapid testing sites include essential policies, structures, systems, procedures and responsibilities that underpin the operations of any community-based rapid testing site. These responsibilities must be undertaken by both the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Rapid Testing Site personnel.
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Diagnostics and Laboratory capacity are essential but often ignored pillars of both a responsive health system and effective global health security The Coronavirus pandemic has, more starkly than ever before, highlighted the critical importance of accurate, reliable and timely laboratory testing for diagnosis, patient care and management and understanding the scope of viral transmission, thereby
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August 2019 to January 2020 As CMLF strives to fulfil its vision as the regional champion for best practice in medical laboratory services, and specifically to improve quality and access to HIV and STI testing for KPs, we recognise as critical, the need to strengthen the managerial capacities of our organisation. In discussions with the
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“We have no doubt that CMLF has blazed the trail in providing the technical support required for ensuring lab-quality” MR. DERECK SPRINGER Director, PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) – CARICOM “Because of your history and experience, you are specially poised to reach your key demographics, which actually propelled you to your success…your patience and persistence
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30 Sep Other News | Updates & Emerging Issues PAHO opens a new pathway to access lenacapavir for HIV Washington, D.C., September 15, 2026 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today announced a new pathway to access… Read more 20 Apr Other News | Updates & Emerging Issues Lab Week 2026 This April
read more19 Apr CMLF News | Updates & Emerging Issues Stakeholder Consultation to review the National Laboratory Policy and Medical Laboratories Legislation and Regulations – Antigua CMLF, with support from the OECS Global Fund, continues to provide “hands on” support and technical guidance to Ministries of… Read more 19 Oct CMLF News | Updates & Emerging
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Across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations (April 2018 to September 2018) The LINKAGES project helps countries to use evidence‐based approaches to make comprehensive HIV services easily available to key populations (KP) and to sustain those services. Family Health International (FHI) 360 and its partners will provide overarching technical leadership in KP programming
read moreAcknowledgement The ‘Strengthening of Medical Laboratory Services in the Caribbean’ (SMLS) Project, would like to thank The Health Protection Agency, England, for the knowledge and expertise of their staff and working groups in the UK, who develop National Standard Methods, on which the Caribbean Regional Microbiology Standard Operating Procedures are based. Many thanks also to
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