South-East Asia Series : Year 1994-99, South-East Asia Region ; Health Learning Materials, Issue 296: Quality Assurance in Laboratory Practices ; Report and Documentation of the Technical Discussions Forty-Ninth Session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for South-East Asia Region Chiang Mai, Thailand, 9- 14 September 1996

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Title:	South-East Asia Series : Year 1994-99, South-East Asia Region ; Health Learning Materials, Issue 296: Quality Assurance in Laboratory Practices ; Report and Documentation of the Technical Discussions Forty-Ninth Session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for South-East Asia Region Chiang Mai, Thailand, 9- 14 September 1996
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
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Excerpt
1 INTRODUCTION TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS on Quality Assurance in Laboratory Practices were held on 11 September 1996 under the Chairmanship of Dr H.M.S.S.D. Herath. Deputy Director-General of Health Services (Public Health), Ministry of Health. Highways and Social Services, Sri Lanka. Dr Jigmi Singay, Director, Health Division. Ministry of Health and Education, Bhutan, was elected Rapporteur. The agenda and annotated agenda, as approved by the Regional Committee (SENRC49111 and 11 Add.1) and the working paper for the Technical Discussions (SEAIRC49I12) formed the basis for the discussions.

Table of Contents
PART I . THE REPORT 1 . INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 Opening Remarks by the Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Introductory remarks by Dr Sudarshan Kurnari, Regional Adviser. Health Laboratory Services . WHOISEAR0 . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 . DISCUSSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 . CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! 4 RECOMMENDATIONS 4 4.1 Formulation of national laboratory policy and allocation of adequate resources for quality assurance . . . . . . . . . . . .4 4.2 Technical cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.3 Capacity building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4.4 Strengthening of laboratories for external quality assessment . . . . . . . 5 4.5 Accreditation of laboratories in government and private sectors . . . . . 5 4.6 Research and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PARK II . RESOLUTION. AGENDA AND WORKING PAPER Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 AnnotatedAgenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Working Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13