District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries, Part 1: Pt.1 Book

Changes in the organization of health services in developing countries have led to the local level assuming more responsibility for the planning, delivery and quality of community health care. District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries offers workable guidelines relevant to the organization and management of community laboratory services and the training of district laboratory personnel. This up-to-date, practical bench manual takes a modern approach to the provision of a quality medical laboratory service and includes accounts of organization and staffing; total quality management; health and safety; equipping district laboratories; parasitological tests, illustrated in color; clinical chemistry tests; planning a training curriculum for district laboratory personnel. Volume 2, to be published in late 2000, covers microbiological tests, hematological tests and blood transfusion tests.