Projects with Modals

LABORATORY SERVICES

You can’t protect the health of the public if you can’t diagnose the disease. Efficient, high-quality laboratories ensure rapid and reliable diagnostics, detection, tracking, and recording pathogens for a complete picture of disease burden. —Bosco Kafufu, Laboratory Administrative Director

IDI Laboratory Capacity Pyramid Approach

Since inception of its Laboratory Services Programme, IDI has supported the development of laboratory systems in over 100 laboratories in Africa. In all cases, the user-friendly concept of the Laboratory Capacity Pyramid Approach, the IDI default capacity development model, has been used to guide effective capacity training. It has five inter-dependent tiers which are in the hierarchy of needs that should be met if enduring capacity is to be developed.

The five tiers are:

  • Tool (deliver performance capacity)
  • Skills (deliver personal capacity)
  • Staff and Infrastructure (deliver workload and supervisory capacity; facility and support services capacity)
  • Structure, Roles and Systems (deliver respective capacities)
  • Cognizance of the local context (cultural factors, local ownership, alignment with government policies and strategies, trust between partners)

IDI laboratory experts work across Uganda and some African countries to improve laboratory quality, accuracy, reliability and efficiency. Our training and technical assistance includes:

  • Achieving International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 15189 and Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) accreditation
  • Document and equipment management
  • Laboratory safety and infection control
  • Corrective and preventive action and continual quality improvement
  • Diagnostic techniques
  • Medical waste management
  • … and many others; contact us for more details

LISTINGS

IDI Laboratory Services Technical Focus

IDI Laboratory Capacity Pyramid Approach

IDI Specialised Laboratories

Laboratory Services Projects

Our Laboratory Impact and Reach

For more information on IDI’s Laboratory Services Programme contact,

Bosco Kafufu, Lab Administrative Director
Email: labs@idi.co.ug
Telephone: +256 312 307 000