Laboratory

Laboratory

As part of the revised IHR requirements, WHO aims at supporting Member States efforts to enhance their capacity to detect, confirm and report public health events in a safe, timely and reliable manner by laboratory testing. WHO has developed several technical resources and training materials designed to support laboratory workforce development in a number of key areas. Please see the descriptions below for our current offering of online training modules and training package materials.

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Laboratory Quality Management System - Basics (online component)
This online course is designed to describe and explain five of the building blocks that are considered to be the basics of a laboratory quality management system. At the end of each module, you will have to take a short test (5 questions). The conditional score to download your certificate of completion is at least 80% of correct answers to each test.

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Infectious Substances Shipping Training (e-ISST) - An online refresher course for shippers
Transport of any infectious substances is strictly regulated, in particular Category A materials, and appropriate training is required. This course may only be used to re-certify individuals who have previously completed a WHO’s infectious substances shipping training (ISST) course successfully. Access to the re-certification examination is restricted and requires at least 80% of correct answers to obtain the certificate, valid for 2 years from the date of completion.

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Laboratory Quality Management System training toolkit
Training laboratory managers, senior biologists, and technologists in quality management systems is a step towards obtaining international recognition; it is a step that all countries should take. This training toolkit is intended to provide comprehensive materials that will allow for designing and organizing training workshops for all stakeholders in health laboratory processes, from management, to administration, to bench-work laboratorians.