A total of 20 people from 10 laboratories participated in the second training workshop on Strengthening Laboratory Management Towards Accreditation (SLMTA) in Harare, Zimbabwe from 30 August - 3 September 2010. This was the second of three training workshops and it was facilitated jointly by AFENET and Zimbabwe National Quality Assurance Programme (ZINQAP).

The workshop aimed at enhancing the participants’ laboratory management skills to advance the implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Laboratory Accreditation Scheme. It was conducted through simulations, home work and classroom activities for practical learning. The classroom activities included: