A COUNTRY STORY

A Country Story

for the threat of pandemic infl uenza. He neglects the fact that most of the cases of human infection with infl uenza A (H5N1) have come from family farms in Asia, rather than the large commercial ventures. The science relating to the current subtype H6N1 is changing so rapidly that any book is out-of-date by the time it is published. The book contains 90 pages of references, mostly from the po...

COOL Story: Country of Origin Labeling and the First Amendment.

Working toward a sustainable laboratory quality improvement programme through country ownership: Mozambique’s SLMTA story

BACKGROUND Launched in 2009, the Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) programme has emerged as an innovative approach for the improvement of laboratory quality. In order to ensure sustainability, Mozambique embedded the SLMTA programme within the existing Ministry of Health (MOH) laboratory structure. OBJECTIVE This article outlines the steps followed to establish ...

Innovative strategies for a successful SLMTA country programme: The Rwanda story

BACKGROUND In 2009, to improve the performance of laboratories and strengthen healthcare systems, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) and partners launched two initiatives: a laboratory quality improvement programme called Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA), and what is now called the Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process T...

Underdiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in England: new country, same story.