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Multi-country workshop on laboratory quality management, November 2012, Egypt

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A multi-country workshop on laboratory quality management was held in Cairo, Egypt, in November 2012. Laboratory technicians from 12 Member States participated in the workshop. The workshop provided information on laboratory quality management system, including all aspects of the laboratory operations, the organizational structure, processes and procedures to achieve the highest level of accuracy and reliability.

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  • Percentage of IHR core capacities activities achieved by countries in the Region in 2011

Surveillance: 80%

Preparedness: 60%

Response: 73%

Points of entry: 50%

Laboratory: 74%

Coordination: 72%

Read more about the IHR core capacities