SLMTA laboratories around the world are aiding the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
"While looking at the responses on the African continent from governments and their health departments, I got to thinking how everything might have been so different in the coming months if SLMTA had never been around. So many nations have laboratories that will be better able to adapt to the pandemic and the amount of strain that it will put on us."
- from a SLMTA master trainer in South Africa
- from a SLMTA master trainer in South Africa
COVID-19 Testing
Sten Westgard and Wayne Dimech, two world-renowned experts and speakers at the SLMTA Symposium at ASLM 2018, are collaborating towards providing information on COVID-19 testing. See links below.
What is SLMTA?
Launched in 2009, Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA), a structured quality improvement program, teaches laboratory managers how to implement practical quality management systems in resource-limited settings using available resources. With a series of short courses and work-based improvement projects supported by site visits and mentoring, SLMTA is designed to achieve immediate, measurable improvement in laboratories.
Learn more!Accomplishment To Date
To date, SLMTA has been implemented in 1368 laboratories in 55 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and even the northern Pacific island nations. It has helped 195 laboratories attain accreditation to international standards.
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What do we want to achieve ?
- Vision
- Mission
- Goals
Better patient outcomes through sustainable quality laboratory systems and universal access to accurate, reliable, and timely laboratory results for correct diagnosis worldwide.
To transform the laboratory system by strengthening quality management systems aligned to international standards using a continuous quality improvement approach, and by fostering a quality culture based on excellence of services.
To implement the SLMTA/ SLIPTA* program and set laboratories on their path to accreditation as a measure to assure quality diagnosis, disease surveillance and outbreak response.
*SLIPTA - Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation
Latest Updates
SLMTA Newsletter 2019 
Updated SLMTA Toolkit (2019 ver.)
SLMTA Laboratories Accredited to International Standards
Accreditation Lessons Learned
SLMTA vs SLIPTA
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