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Quality assurance as an integral component of diagnostic testing in clinical laboratories and point-of-care testing: The Uganda experience

Steven Aisu, Wilson Nyegenye, Victor Bigira, Charles Kiyaga, Michael Dfendu, Sam Acellam, Richard Walwema, Lydia Nakiyingi, Isaac Sewanyana, Aida Namakula, Richard Batamwita, William Lali
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine | Vol 5, No 2 | a447 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v5i2.447 | © 2016 Steven Aisu, Wilson Nyegenye, Victor Bigira, Charles Kiyaga, Michael Dfendu, Sam Acellam, Richard Walwema, Lydia Nakiyingi, Isaac Sewanyana, Aida Namakula, Richard Batamwita, William Lali | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 24 March 2016 | Published: 17 October 2016

About the author(s)

Steven Aisu, Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
Wilson Nyegenye, Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
Victor Bigira, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Kampala, Uganda
Charles Kiyaga, Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
Michael Dfendu, Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
Sam Acellam, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Kampala, Uganda
Richard Walwema, Infectious Disease institute, Kampala, Uganda
Lydia Nakiyingi, Infectious Disease institute, Kampala, Uganda
Isaac Sewanyana, Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
Aida Namakula, Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
Richard Batamwita, Central Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
William Lali, World Health Organizations, Kampala, Uganda

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