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Management of health facilities: Laboratory services

Laboratory accreditation

• Guidelines for Establishment of Accreditation of Health Laboratories
  2004, WHO Regional office for South-East Asia
  Guiding principle for accreditation; international standards and accreditation bodies; conflicts of interest; approaches in different countries; steps for a national accreditation system; factors for success.
  (49 pages, pdf 545kb)
• National Polio Laboratory Check List for Annual WHO Accreditation
  2003, WHO
  7 criteria for accreditation; designed for laboratories in countries that perform AFP surveillance
  (12 pages, pdf 185kb)
  Supplemental Checklist
• National Laboratory Accreditation in Thailand
  2002, Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
  (4 pages, pdf 183kb)
• Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Website
  Not health specific. Primary aim is to establish, develop and expand a mutual recognition arrangement among accreditation bodies in the region. Han an extensive set of publications and testing schedule.

See also from other parts of this web:

• Accreditation of health services