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High hopes for new laboratory accreditation process in Africa

Interview with Dr. Lee Hilborne, ASCP

As health professionals and government officials from around the world gather in Kigali, Rwanda to launch a new accreditation process for African laboratories Global Health TV talks to Dr. Lee Hilborne of the American Society for Clinical Pathology. The ASCP is working with the Clinton Foundation, under the guidance of the WHO and the CDC, to roll out a new, accessible accreditation process to improve lab standards in the region.

Hilborne tells Global Health TV's Toni Kamau why the event is an important step and why he believes the program will improve patient care.

 

For more information go to: http://www.ascp.org/

 
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