Implementation of the COVID-19 laboratory testing certification program (CoLTeP), Zimbabwe, 2021
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| author | Tendai Chipendo Takudzwa Marembo Clayton Munemo Humphrey Chituri Edwin Shumba Donewell Bangure Talkmore Maruta |
| author2 | Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
| author_facet | Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Tendai Chipendo Takudzwa Marembo Clayton Munemo Humphrey Chituri Edwin Shumba Donewell Bangure Talkmore Maruta |
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| spelling | ir-11408-54922023-03-29T06:46:41Z Implementation of the COVID-19 laboratory testing certification program (CoLTeP), Zimbabwe, 2021 Tendai Chipendo Takudzwa Marembo Clayton Munemo Humphrey Chituri Edwin Shumba Donewell Bangure Talkmore Maruta Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Department of Medical Microbiology, Midlands State University Faculty of Medicine, Gweru, Zimbabwe. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe. African Society for Laboratory Medicine, Harare, Zimbabwe. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street (Old Airport), Addis Ababa, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. COVID-19 Zimbabwe certification program laboratory Abstract The Africa Union (AU) Trusted Travel Initiative was introduced in 2021 to support Africa Union member states enhance their current health screening systems. Trusted Travel offers an online digital platform for the verification and authentication of COVID-19 results based on a collaborative effort across a network of participating COVID-19 testing laboratories. In this paper, we describe the certification process of laboratories to qualify for listing on the AU Trusted Travel platform as approved and recognized COVID-19 testing facilities. A checklist prepared from the ISO15189: 2012, ISO15190: 2020 and World Health Organization Laboratory Safety Manual, 4th edition was used to audit laboratories. Approved auditors completed the audit checklist through reviewing laboratory documents and records, observing laboratory operations whilst asking open-ended questions to clarify documentation seen and observations made. A laboratory was recommended for certification after scoring at least 90%. Between May and September 2021, a total of 26 (19%) of the 134 medical laboratories authorized for SARS-CoV-2 testing had been audited for CoLTeP certification in Zimbabwe. The majority 16 (62%) attained 5 stars rating with 10 (38%) attaining 0-4 stars. Performance was highest in the area of test result and data management (mean score 93%, SD 9.1). The least performance of the laboratories was on the laboratory biosafety and biosecurity (mean score 73%, SD 17.0) and Quality Control and Assurance (mean score 71%, SD 15.0). There is need for laboratories to commit their resources to quality assurance programs and training of laboratory personnel in biosafety and biosecurity as part of continuous quality improvement. 42 204 1 8 2023-03-29T06:46:40Z 2023-03-29T06:46:40Z 2022-07 research article https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5492 10.11604/pamj.2022.42.204.34040 en Pan African Medical Journal 1937-8688 open Pubmed Central |
| spellingShingle | COVID-19 Zimbabwe certification program laboratory Tendai Chipendo Takudzwa Marembo Clayton Munemo Humphrey Chituri Edwin Shumba Donewell Bangure Talkmore Maruta Implementation of the COVID-19 laboratory testing certification program (CoLTeP), Zimbabwe, 2021 |
| title | Implementation of the COVID-19 laboratory testing certification program (CoLTeP), Zimbabwe, 2021 |
| title_full | Implementation of the COVID-19 laboratory testing certification program (CoLTeP), Zimbabwe, 2021 |
| title_fullStr | Implementation of the COVID-19 laboratory testing certification program (CoLTeP), Zimbabwe, 2021 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementation of the COVID-19 laboratory testing certification program (CoLTeP), Zimbabwe, 2021 |
| title_short | Implementation of the COVID-19 laboratory testing certification program (CoLTeP), Zimbabwe, 2021 |
| title_sort | implementation of the covid-19 laboratory testing certification program (coltep), zimbabwe, 2021 |
| topic | COVID-19 Zimbabwe certification program laboratory |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5492 |
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