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PS Calls On Labaratory Techlogists To Ensure Timely, Accurate And Reliable Diagnosis To Facilitate Informed Actions.

PS Calls On Labaratory Techlogists To Ensure Timely, Accurate And Reliable Diagnosis To Facilitate Informed Actions.

Nairobi March 21,2023 .

The dynamic disease patterns call for timely, accurate and reliable diagnosis to facilitate informed action/s.Principal Secretary (PS),Ministry of Health , State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards Dr. Josephine Mburu has today launched a Laboratory Quality Management Systems Workshop for Laboratory Technicians drawn from 21 countries in Africa.
The training conducted by the East Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) will equip the technologists with knowledge and skills on how to implement Proficiency Testing Schemes in their countries.This will ensure that Labaratories in the region conform to international standards.
The PS underscored the key role of laboratory systems in the provision of quality health services."Labaratories take centre-stage in public health security through laboratory - based surveillance by detecting harmful pathogens that can pose significant threats to public health. As we saw during the COVID-19 pandemic, the fight could never have been won successfully without the backup of effective and efficient laboratory systems." She said.
She informed that Kenya has strengthened her laboratory systems, particularly with regards to External Quality Assessments.
The PS called on the technicians produce results whose quality is assured in order to give confidence to both clinicians and public health experts that decisions made based will not be harmful to patients and the general public.