A quality assurance for rural laboratories: a report on a trial distribution in Momase Region, Papua New Guinea
Reeder, J.C.; Ballinger, M.; Delamare, O.
Papua and new Guinea Medical Journal 35(2): 117-120
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-1480 PMID: 1509810 Document Number: 390442
The strengthening of laboratory services in rural health centres is an important component of the Papua New Guinea National Health Plan. As part of the management support scheme for these services a National Quality Assurance Scheme has been formulated to monitor their technical performance. A trial distribution of quality assurance specimens to 44 laboratories in the Momase Region was met with enthusiastic response and encouraging results. The trial will be used as a model for a nation-wide distribution.