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Read the latest news about the initiatives of the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine's (ADLM's) Africa Subcommittee.

Cross-institution collaboration to produce national POCT guidelines

Through education and capacity building, ADLM has supported laboratorians from the Association of Clinical Chemists of Nigeria (ACCN) to develop national POCT guidelines. One pivotal presentation from Anthony Okorodudu, PhD, MBA, contributed to the guideline's creation. 

Supporting the development of POCT guidelines in Nigeria

The Africa Subcommittee is preparing for a workshop that has a goal-oriented outcome: the creation of national point-of-care policy in Nigeria. 

Bridging knowledge gaps in Zambia

Mukoshya Kalunga, BSc, took knowledge gained from a previous ADLM workshop in Zambia to share with an audience and maintain connections with her peers.

Advancing pathology and laboratory medicine in Ethiopia through a quality control workshop

Two Africa Subcommittee members delivered a workshop on method verification and quality control to over 200 attendees in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in collaboration with two local Ethiopian societies.