Plan to boost laboratory systems in region

Regional health officials are seeking to strengthen laboratory quality systems across the Eastern Caribbean.

This was highlighted at a recent two-day meeting hosted by the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) in Barbados at the Hilton Barbados Resort.

In attendance were national laboratory directors, quality assurance managers, hospital administrators and chief medical officers from across the subregion. Discussions were centred on improving laboratory quality management systems (QMS)...