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Ref.No. [Initiator]
THA-72 [SEARO]
Status
Discontinued
Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating centre for Strengthening Quality System in Health Laboratory

Director / Head: 
  Dr Patravee Soisangwan
 




Institution:
  Bureau of laboratory Quality Standards
  Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health
Address:
  88/7 Tiwanond Road
  11000
 
Town:
  Nonthaburi
Country:
  THAILAND
Region:
  SEARO
Phone:
  (66-2) 951 0000
Fax:
  (66-2) 951 1270
Date of Designation:
  30/Apr/2014
Last Redesignation:
  30/Apr/2020
Date of Discontinuation:
  17/May/2022
Terms of Reference:
  1. At WHO's request, develop training material for establishing quality system in health laboratories.  
  2. Under WHO's leadership, impart training of trainers on quality system in laboratories , in line with WHO norms, standards and policies. 
  3. Upon WHO’s request, provide technical assistance to WHO's work on the establishment, implementation, monitoring of quality management system  
  4. Under WHO's leadership, support WHO in training labs for validation, calibration of equipment and quality control of test kits/ in-vitro-diagnotics 
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Subjects:
  1. Biological 
  2. Blood Transfusion Safety and Blood Products 
  3. Health systems research & development 
Types of activity:
  1. Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.) 
  2. Provision of reference substances and other services 
  3. Development and application of appropriate technology 
WHO Outputs:
  1.1.1 - Countries enabled to provide high-quality, people-centred health services, based on primary health care strategies and comprehensive essential service packages
  1.3.1 - Provision of authoritative guidance and standards on quality, safety and efficacy of health products, including through prequalification services, essential medicines and diagnostics lists
  1.3.3 - Country and regional regulatory capacity strengthened, and supply of quality-assured and safe health products improved
Responsible Officer:
  NAIDOO Dhamari
Phone:
  26634
Email:
  naidood@who.int

Technical Counterpart:
  COGNAT Sebastien Bruno Francois
Phone:
  +33 (0)4 72 71 51 63
Email:
  cognats@who.int
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork