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🚨 New #RFP at ASLM!

ASLM is seeking a consultant to support the formatting and packaging of the training material and related facilitator and participant resources for the @AfricaCDC Lab Leadership Fellowship and Training.

📅 Deadline: 20 November 2026

📩 Submission: rfpsubmission@aslm.org

Learn more and apply: aslm.org/opportunities/…

🚀 WHO Updates TB Diagnostic Guidelines to Expand Access to Testing!

The World Health Organization (@WHO) has published the second edition of its consolidated TB diagnosis guidelines, introducing new recommendations to improve access to rapid, accurate and affordable tuberculosis testing.

Key updates include:

🧬 Near-point-of-care molecular testing for TB detection at peripheral health facilities.
👅 Tongue swabs as an alternative for people unable to produce sputum.
🔬 Sputum pooling to improve testing efficiency and reduce costs in resource-constrained settings.
🌍 A new WHO living website providing updated information on recommended TB diagnostic products and their prequalification status.

These developments present important opportunities to strengthen laboratory systems, expand access to quality diagnostics and accelerate efforts to end TB, particularly across Africa.

📖 Read the guidelines: who.int/publications/i…

#EndTB #TBDiagnostics #LaboratorySystems #GlobalHealth #HealthSecurity #ASLM

⏳ 35 DAYS TO GO! #ASLM2026
🌍 Africa’s diagnostics community, the countdown is on! In just 40 days, Cape Town becomes the meeting point for the people, ideas, and innovations shaping the future of laboratory medicine and health security across Africa.

The excitement is building, and the opportunity to connect, exchange knowledge, showcase innovations, and drive meaningful impact is getting closer. Will you be part of it?

📅 8–11 December 2026
📍 Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), South Africa
🔬 Theme: Integrated Diagnostics for Health Security: Investing in Sustainable Impact

Join laboratory professionals, researchers, policymakers, innovators, and partners as we explore solutions and strengthen the future of diagnostics and laboratory systems across the continent.

🎟️ Register today: aslm2026.org/registration/
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⏳ PLUS QUE 35 JOURS ! #ASLM2026
🌍 Communauté africaine du diagnostic, le compte à rebours est lancé ! Dans tout juste 40 jours, Le Cap deviendra le point de rencontre des acteurs, des idées et des innovations qui façonnent l’avenir de la médecine de laboratoire et de la sécurité sanitaire en Afrique.

L’enthousiasme monte, et l’occasion d’échanger, de partager des connaissances, de présenter des innovations et de générer un impact concret approche à grands pas. Serez-vous de la partie ?

📅 8–11 décembre 2026
📍 Centre international des congrès du Cap (CTICC), Afrique du Sud
🔬 Thème : Diagnostics intégrés pour la sécurité sanitaire : investir pour un impact durable

Rejoignez des professionnels de laboratoire, des chercheurs, des décideurs politiques, des innovateurs et des partenaires pour explorer des solutions et renforcer l’avenir du diagnostic et des systèmes de laboratoire à travers le continent.

🎟️ Inscrivez-vous dès aujourd’hui : aslm2026.org/registration/

#ASLM2026 #LaboratoryMedicine #Diagnostics #HealthSecurity #AfricaHealth #GlobalHealth #MedicalLaboratories #Innovation

At ASLM, we recognise the critical role of strong laboratory systems, scientific innovation and integrated diagnostics in advancing the One Health approach.

As we commemorate One Health Day, we reaffirm our commitment to strengthening laboratory capacity, promoting collaboration across human, animal and environmental health sectors, and supporting evidence-based action to prevent, detect and respond to health threats.

#OneHealthDay #WorldOneHealthDay #ASLM #LaboratoryMedicine #HealthSecurity #IntegratedDiagnostics #OneHealth

Don't miss our #AMR CoP webinar series on 6 November! This session focuses on the topic "Applied Diagnostic Bacteriology: Case Studies from the Bench".

🎤 Presenter: •Prof. Omai B. Garner, PhD, Professor and Section Chief, Clinical Microbiology, UCLA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

📅 Date: Friday, 6 November 2026
🕒 Time: 3:00 PM EAT

Register at conta.cc/4sCeMPk