Laboratory Technology

Blood Safety

Laboratory network to monitor antimicrobial resistance in India established

A network of 20 laboratories from private and public health sectors has been established in India. The Indian Network for Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (INSAR) shall generate quality data on antimicrobial resistance for development of policies and practices on rational use of drugs. The network shall also undertake multicentric research studies to improve antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Recommendations

Universal screening of donated blood for HIV in SEA Region

Around 9.4 million units of blood that are collected annually in South-East Asia Region are screened for HIV. The prevalence of HIV in blood donors is estimated to vary from 0 to 0.514 percent in countries of Region.

Blood Transfusion Services in SEA Region

WHO Guidelines on screening blood for infectious markers

Thailand becomes first country in SEA Region to achieve 100 percent voluntary blood donations

In Spotlight

In Spotlight

Regional Networks for Priority Emerging Infectious Diseases Forged

Asia Pacific Strategy on Health Laboratories endorsed

Regular blood donors facilitated in New Delhi India

http://www.wbdd.org

World Blood Donor Day in Bhutan

World Blood Donor Day in SEAR 2008, 2007

SEA Regional training in influenza A (H1N1) laboratory diagnosis concludes

Robust health laboratories critical for efficient health systems

WHO promotes ethical and safe practices in organ transplantation

Standards for accreditation of blood banks in India

Aide – Memoires on Blood Safety

Recent Laboratory Publications

Laboratory manual for diagnosis of fungal opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS patients
[PDF 1.2 MB]

Guidelines for implementation of quality standards for health laboratories
[PDF 382 KB]

Guidelines for HIV diagnosis and monitoring of antiretroviral therapy

[PDF 1 MB]

Laboratory guidelines for enumerating CD4 T lymphocytes in the context of HIV/AIDS
[PDF 2.2 MB]

Call for applications for inclusion in WHO expert roster

Technical Documents

      Health Laboratory Services in support of Primary Health Care

      Laboratory manual for diagnosis of fungal opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS patients

      Quality Assurance in Bacteriology and Immunology

      Quality Standards in Health Laboratories

      Laboratory Diagnosis - Gonorrhoea

      Laboratory Diagnosis of Anthrax

      Model Standard Operating Procedures for Blood Transfusion Service

      The Clinical Management of Snake Bites in the South East Asian Region

Technical Guidelines

    Prevention and Control of Hospital Associated Infections

    Standard Operating Procedures for Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV - Opportunistic Infections

    HIV Diagnosis and Monitoring of Antiretroviral Therapy- Rev I

    Enumerating CD4 T Lymphocytes in the context of HIV/AIDS

    Implementation of quality standards for health laboratories

    Establishment of Virology Laboratory in Developing Countries 

    Establishment of Accreditation of Health Laboratories

    Standard Operating Procedures for HAEMATOLOGY

    Standard Operating Procedures for CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

    Standard Operating Procedures for MICROBIOLOGY

SEARO Meeting Reports

      Biosafety and Biosecurity in Health Laboratories,  2008

      CD4 T Lymphocytes Enumeration,   2006

      HIV Drug Resistance Monitoring,2006

      Establishment of Quality System and Accreditation in Lab 2006

      Rabies Elimination, 2005 

      Standard Operating Procedures in Blood Centres , 2004 

      Lab Support to HIV Diagnosis & Monitoring of ART, 2004 

      Surveillance of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis , 2004  

      Strengthening of Nationally-Coordinated Blood Transfusion Service s, 2004

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WHO Collaborating Centres

     NARI, Pune, India  ( HIV Diagnosis and Monitoring of ART ) 

     NBC, Bangkok, Thailand  (Training in Blood Transfusion Medicine) 

     BLQS, Thailand  (Strengthening Quality System in Health Laboratories)

     NIH, Nonthaburi, Thailand (Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Training)

     PGMIER, Chandigarh, India ( Reference and Research on Fungi of Medical Importance)

     AIIMS, New Delhi, India (Training in clinical and Laboratory Genetics in Developing Countries)

     QSMI, Bangkok, Thailand (Venomous Snake Toxicology and Research)

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