AGHPF in the Community
World Health Organisation (WHO,2020) reported that acute malnutrition is among the leading causes of ill health and death amongst infants and adolescents living with HIV/ AIDS globally. AGHPF through our humanitarian arm The Global Healthcare Services (GHS) donated UGX 3 Million to support Baylor Uganda Clinical Centre of Excellence to feed children and adolescents living…
Real Time Quantitative PCR Vs Serological Detection
On December 31, 2019, the first case of pneumonia with unknown causes was reported, in Wuhan City, of China. By January 30, 2020, the disease had spread across China which forced the World Health Organization(WHO) to declare the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern due to its rapid spread and mortality rate. The…
Internationally Accredited laboratories in Uganda
Government Laboratories – ISO15189 Atutur General Hospital Laboratory Calibration Centre (ISO-17025) CPHL Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital Laboratory Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital Laboratory Jinja Regional Referral Hospital Kayunga General Hospital Laboratory Kilembe Mines General Hospital Laboratory Kiryandongo General Hospital Laboratory Makerere University Microbiology Laboratory Masindi General Hospital Laboratory Mityana General Hospital Laboratory Moroto Regional Referral…
Global Health Services
AGHPF also commonly known as the Foundation is a United States of America based non-profit organisation with regional coordinating offices for Africa in Kampala, Uganda. AGHPF was founded in August 2002 and is dedicated to improving lives by providing sustainable high-quality services and strengthening quality systems for communities and governments. In August 2002, AGHPF was…
Health System Strengthening
AGHPF provides technical assistance to strengthen quality systems and knowledge transfer in meeting national and internationally recognised standards in medical laboratories. AGHPF is also fully registered in Uganda as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and has been a stakeholder in laboratory accreditation in Uganda since 2009; first by providing technical assistance to the Centres for Disease Control…
Kisubi Hospital Laboratory Manager Speaks about Electronic Audits
We dress the wound— God heals it, reads the audacious strapline of St Kizito Matany hospital popularly referred to as the ‘pride of Napak.’ This could be the only explanation why James, 33 from Iriiri District trekked 32 kilometres to the hospital to collect his weekly Tuberculosis treatment. For James, his tuberculosis diagnosis helped him…
1. Statistical Process Control Course 1 (SPC 1)
On March 29th AGHPF, conducted a four-day training on Statistical Process Control Course 1 for laboratory managers, quality officers, laboratory technologists and technicians from different hospital laboratories across the country. For Ssembabule Health Centre IV’s Laboratory Technologist, Richard Mbaju, this course came at the right time especially for the Health Centre Laboratory since Statistical Process…
AGHPF Trainers of Trainers Audit Course
From March 9th to 13th 2021, the Foundation organised an Auditor’s Training of Trainers Course on ISO 15189:2012. The training was attended by 11 trainers who were facilitated on challenges and solutions for conducting virtual trainee auditor evaluation, determining and evaluating audit program risks and opportunities under ISO 15189:2012 for Medical Laboratories based on ISO…