From grass to grace: How SLMTA revolutionised the Bamenda Regional Hospital Laboratory in Cameroon

From grass to grace: How SLMTA revolutionised the Bamenda Regional Hospital Laboratory in Cameroon

Background: Public health laboratories form the foundation on which today’s clinical laboratory practice in Cameroon is built. The advent of the Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) programme in 2009 empowered the Bamenda Regional Hospital Laboratory (BRHL) to improve its...

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Main Authors:	Siyem C. Nkwawir, Nakeli N. Batumani, Talkmore Maruta, Charles N. Awasom
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 2014-11-01
Series:	African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:	Laboratory medicine improvement Cameroon Quality Management System QMS SLIPTA
Online Access:	https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/203

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