The Yes We Care Programme of the Baobab Towers was in a giving mood in May, when it made a monetary donation to the Barbados Alzheimer’s Association. President of the Association, Mrs. Pamelia Brereton, who accepted the cheque on behalf of the cause from the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards...
National Consultation to Chart Path for Developments in Quality in Antigua and Barbuda
A major consultation on the quality of goods and services in Antigua and Barbuda on April 12, 2016, is expected to be the first step toward the establishment of a National Quality Awards for the country. In a process being led by the Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards (ABBS),...
Eureka Medical Laboratories Celebrates 21st Anniversary with Accreditation
The CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) was on hand recently to celebrate with Eureka Medical Laboratories (EML), as the laboratory rang in its 21st year of operation by becoming the first such medical company to receive the ISO 15189 Accredited status, in Guyana. In the ceremony held...
Call to Action for Access to Quality HIV related Diagnostics as a Human Rights Entitlement of Residents of the Caribbean Region
We, the National HIV Programme Managers and Laboratory Managers of countries in the Caribbean Region, in collaboration with CARPHA, PANCAP, CDC/PEPFAR, WHO/PAHO, UNAIDS and other partners, at the meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 20th-23rd October, 2014 to review HIV care and treatment targets and discuss ways...
LQMS-SIP
CROSQ/AFENET/CDC LQMS — SIP ProjectLaboratory Quality Management Systems — Step wise Improvement Process BACKGROUND Health and social care seeks to provide a competent service to doctors, patients, families, the public and regulators. The primary purpose of health and social care accreditation is to ensure that users of the service receive...