International Health Regulations (IHR)

Laboratory Quality Management System (LQMS) training toolkit

Training material

6 - Process control - Quality control introduction

The purpose of this module is to provide participants with a general overview of concepts of quality control. It serves as an introduction to both the Quantitative Quality Control (Module 7) and the Qualitative/Semi-quantitative Quality Control (Module 8).

At the end of this module, participants will be able to:

  • define quality control and describe its relationship to the overall quality management system;
  • describe differences in quantitative, semi-quantitative, and qualitative examinations.

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