RESOLAB Annual Coordination Meeting - fao ectad bamako

Write a procedure for the management of facilities, personnel, equipment,methods, reagents and samples (details will be posted RESOLAB website);Write all the standard operating procedures (SOPs);Establish a comprehensive plan of quality system document drafting;Produce equipment maintenance plan for equipment that may be maintained bythe laboratory and locally;Identify and establish a dossier for each critical equipment;Train a team of internal auditors;Start as soon as possible the drafting of quality manual;Designate a person responsible for maintenance and explore the possibility ofcollaboration with public health laboratories;Encourage collaboration between veterinary and public health services in the fieldof zoonotic diseases;Use as much as possible regional laboratories for testing of samples that could helpto improve their visibility and performance. With regard to technical staff training:Identify training needs;Identify sponsors and contact them;Ensure trainers training;Ensure staff stability by motivation;Get a signed commitment from candidates applying for training; On synergies between technical staff and the laboratory involved in field Iinvestigations:Encourage collaboration between laboratory services and field epidemiosurveillance teams,private veterinarians, farmers for sample collection in order to increase quantity and qualityof samples processed by laboratories;Organize awareness sessions for all aforementioned stakeholders so as to improve diseasesurveillance;Initiate research projects focused on countries priority diseases which could allow provisionof equipment and consumables and training grants. Regarding government involvement:Initiate concrete actions to get substantial involvement and especially financialsupport;23