Challenges with the pursuit of ISO 15189 accreditation in a public health laboratory in Ghana

• Main Authors: Seth Attoh (Author), Francis K.M. Tetteh (Author), Mary McAddy (Author), Kingsley Ackah (Author), Richmond Kyei (Author), Marcus Moroti (Author), Cynthia Boateng (Author), Laurinda Adusu-Donkor (Author), Joseph Boafo (Author), Alhassan Yakubu (Author), Sarah Kwao (Author), Emmanuel Sarkodie (Author), Nana-Banyin Koranteng (Author), Monica A. Addo (Author), Frederick Hobenu (Author), Kwasi Agyeman-Bediako (Author), Raymond D. Fatchu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Accreditation is important for all medical laboratories, particularly public health laboratories in developing countries. Several laboratories in Ghana implemented the requirements of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 15189 but were unable to proceed to accreditati...