title: A quality assurance for rural laboratories: a report on a trial distribution in Momase Region, Papua New Guinea.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Rural Laboratory Assistant Training School, Goroka, Papua New Guinea.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Reeder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ballinger
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Delamare
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*; D010219:Papua New Guinea; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012423:Rural Health