TABLE 1.

Accredited research laboratories and the public laboratories twinned with them through the Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) programme in western Kenya.

Research Laboratory	Main Tests	Accreditation (year)	Twin Laboratory
Kenya Medical Research Institute, HIV Research Laboratory Kisumu	Chemistries Hematology CD4 HIV Viral Load HIV DR TB microscopy and DST	ISO 15189 (2007)	Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (Formerly New Nyanza Provincial Hospital) Nyanza Province
Walter Reed Program, Research Laboratory Kericho	Chemistries Hematology CD4 HIV Viral Load HIV DR TB microscopy and DST	CAP (2008)	Nakuru Provincial Hospital Rift Valley Province
Moi University, School of Medicine, AMPATH Laboratory Eldoret	Chemistries Hematology CD4 HIV Viral Load HIV DR TB microscopy and DST	ISO 15189 (2010)	Kakamega Provincial Hospital Western Province

DR, drug resistance; TB, tuberculosis; DST, drug sensitivity testing; AMPATH, Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare; ISO, International Organization for Standardization; CAP, College of American Pathologists.