title: [RESAOLAB: West African network of laboratories to enhance the quality of clinical biology].
abstract: The Fondation Mérieux, in partnership with the Ministries of Health of Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal, implemented for four years a project to reinforce the laboratory sector in the three participating countries: the RESAOLAB project (West African Network of Biomedical Analysis Laboratories).The objective of RESAOLAB project, in partnership with the WHO Office for West Africa and the West African Health Organization, was to strengthen the systems of biomedical laboratories to improve diagnostic services, access, monitoring and management of infectious diseases. Following the successful results achieved under the RESAOLAB project and due to the demand of the neighbour countries ministries, the RESAOLAB project is now extended to four other countries of the West African region: Benin, Guinea-Conakry, Niger and Togo. The RESAOLAB project has become the RESAOLAB programme, its purpose is to strengthen the quality of the medical biology services thanks to a regional and transversal approach.
authors.affiliation: Fondation Mérieux, 29281, Dakar-Yoff, Sénégal. louis.delorme@fondation-merieux.org.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Delorme
authors.affiliation: Fondation Mérieux, 29281, Dakar-Yoff, Sénégal.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Machuron
authors.affiliation: Cité pyrotechnique, Ministère de la santé, Direction des laboratoires du Sénégal, Sacré Coeur 3, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sow
authors.affiliation: Cité pyrotechnique, Ministère de la santé, Direction des laboratoires du Sénégal, Sacré Coeur 3, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Diagne
authors.affiliation: Laboratoires du Burkina Faso, 09 BP 863, Ouagadougou 09, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sakandé
authors.affiliation: Laboratoires du Burkina Faso, 09 BP 863, Ouagadougou 09, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikiéma
authors.affiliation: Ministère de la santé du Mali, INRSP, BP1771, Bamako, Mali.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bougoudogo
authors.affiliation: Ministère de la santé du Mali, INRSP, BP1771, Bamako, Mali.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keita
authors.affiliation: Fondation Mérieux, 17 rue Bourgelat, 69002, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Longuet
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western; D001541:Benin; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D016701:Guinea; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009548:Niger; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D014037:Togo; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Capacity Building; Fondation Mérieux; Health System; Human Resources; Laboratory; Network; RESAOLAB; Training; West Africa