scholarly journals Genotyping External Quality Assurance in the World Health Organization HIV Drug Resistance Laboratory Network During 2007–2010

2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (suppl_4) ◽  
pp. S266-S272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Parkin ◽  
James Bremer ◽  
Silvia Bertagnolio
Keyword(s):  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
External Quality Assurance ◽  
World Health ◽  
External Quality ◽  
Hiv Drug Resistance ◽  
Laboratory Network ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

scholarly journals Evaluation of Early Warning Indicators (EWI) of HIV Drug Resistance According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Some Treatment Centers in Kinshasa

OALib ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 06 (07) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Médard Omakoy Okonda ◽  
BenIlunga Bulanda ◽  
Jean-Yves Debels Kabasele ◽  
Divine Chuga ◽  
Berry Ikolango Bonganya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Resistance ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
World Health ◽  
Hiv Drug Resistance ◽  
The World ◽  
Early Warning Indicators ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Warning Indicators

scholarly journals Progress of implementation of the World Health Organization strategy for HIV drug resistance control in Latin America and the Caribbean

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 657-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Ravasi ◽  
Noreen Jack ◽  
Mónica Alonso Gonzalez ◽  
Omar Sued ◽  
María Dolores Pérez-Rosales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Latin America ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Hiv Drug Resistance ◽  
The World ◽  
Organization Strategy ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Health Organization

scholarly journals Impact of External Quality Assurance on the Quality of Xpert MTB/RIF Testing in Viet Nam

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vidyanidhi Gumma ◽  
Kyle DeGruy ◽  
Davara Bennett ◽  
Thanh Nguyen Thi Kim ◽  
Heidi Albert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Control Program ◽  
External Quality Assurance ◽  
World Health ◽  
External Quality ◽  
National Tuberculosis ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Health Organization

ABSTRACT Following the endorsement of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2010, Viet Nam’s National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) began using GeneXpert instruments in NTP laboratories. In 2013, Viet Nam’s NTP implemented an Xpert MTB/RIF external quality assurance (EQA) program in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). Proficiency-testing (PT) panels comprising five dried tube specimens (DTS) were sent to participating sites approximately twice a year from October 2013 to July 2016. The number of enrolled laboratories increased from 22 to 39 during the study period. Testing accuracy was assessed by comparing reported and expected results; percentage scores were assigned; and feedback reports were provided to sites. On-site evaluation (OSE) was conducted for underperforming laboratories. The results from the first five rounds demonstrate the positive impact of PT and targeted OSE visits on testing quality. On average, for every additional round of feedback, the odds of achieving PT scores of ≥80% increased 2.04-fold (95% confidence interval, 1.39- to 3.00-fold). Future work will include scaling up PT to all sites and maintaining the performance of participating laboratories while developing local panel production capacity.

scholarly journals HIV Drug Resistance Early Warning Indicators in Namibia with Updated World Health Organization Guidance

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e100539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Jonas ◽  
Victor Sumbi ◽  
Samson Mwinga ◽  
Michael DeKlerk ◽  
Francina Tjituka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Resistance ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
World Health ◽  
Hiv Drug Resistance ◽  
Early Warning Indicators ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Warning Indicators

The RCS accreditation network portal

2014 ◽  
Vol 96 (8) ◽  
pp. 267-267
Author(s):  
Peter Lamont ◽  
Anna Yerokhina
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Federation ◽  
External Evaluation ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) have a strategic partnership for the promotion of accreditation in medical education around the world. They have developed accreditation guidelines, which recommend establishing accreditation that is effective, independent, transparent and based on criteria specific to medical education. So far, only a minority of countries have quality assurance systems based on external evaluation and the majority use only general criteria when approving or evaluating an educational activity.

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