TABLE 1.
Profile of Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 participants in the Strengthening Laboratory Management Towards Accreditation (SLMTA) programme in Lesotho.
| Laboratories tier classification | Laboratory name | Affiliations | Job title of participants |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohort 1 | Cohort 2 | |||
| Queen Elizabeth II Central Laboratory (national reference laboratory) | Tuberculosis | Government | Quality officer† | Quality officer† |
| Chemistry | Quality officer† | Quality officer | ||
| Haematology | Acting supervisor | Supervisor† | ||
| Cytology | Quality officer | – | ||
| Blood bank | Quality officer | – | ||
| Blood transfusion | Supervisor† | – | ||
| Microbiology | Supervisor | – | ||
| Regional Laboratory | Ntsekhe | – | Supervisor | |
| Motebang | – | Supervisor | ||
| District laboratory | Makoanyane | Military | Supervisor | – |
| St Joseph’s | CHAL | Supervisor | Quality officer | |
| Scott | – | Quality officer | ||
| St James | – | Supervisor | ||
| Paray | – | Supervisor | ||
| Maluti | – | Supervisor | ||
| Mamohau | – | Supervisor | ||
| Tebellong | – | Supervisor* | ||
| Seboche | – | Supervisor | ||
| Mafeteng | Government | Supervisor | – | |
| Butha Buthe | – | Supervisor | ||
| Machabeng | – | Supervisor | ||
| Mokhotlong | – | Supervisor | ||
| Berea | – | Supervisor | ||
| Partners in Health | NGO | – | Supervisor | |
| Quality Assurance Unit | – | – | – | Quality officer |
†
Did not graduate.
CHAL, Christian Health Association of Lesotho; NGO, non-governmental organisation.