Current Challenges and Proposed Software Improvement Process for VSEs in Developing Countries

2016 ◽  
pp. 437-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuya Nonoyama ◽  
Lian Wen ◽  
Terry Rout
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Improvement Process

scholarly journals SLIPTA e-Tool improves laboratory audit process in Vietnam and Cambodia

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thuong T. Nguyen ◽  
Barbara McKinney ◽  
Antoine Pierson ◽  
Khue N. Luong ◽  
Quynh T. Hoang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Language Barriers ◽  
Audit Process ◽  
Laboratory Management ◽  
Quality Improvement Process ◽  
Improvement Process

Background: The Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) checklist is used worldwide to drive quality improvement in laboratories in developing countries and to assess the effectiveness of interventions such as the Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) programme. However, the paperbased format of the checklist makes administration cumbersome and limits timely analysis and communication of results.Development of e-Tool: In early 2012, the SLMTA team in Vietnam developed an electronic SLIPTA checklist tool. The e-Tool was pilot tested in Vietnam in mid-2012 and revised. It was used during SLMTA implementation in Vietnam and Cambodia in 2012 and 2013 and further revised based on auditors’ feedback about usability.Outcomes: The SLIPTA e-Tool enabled rapid turn-around of audit results, reduced workload and language barriers and facilitated analysis of national results. Benefits of the e-Tool will be magnified with in-country scale-up of laboratory quality improvement efforts and potential expansion to other countries.

Emerging Nutrition Gaps in a World of Affluence - Micronutrient Intake and Status Globally

2011 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Eggersdorfer ◽  
Paul Walter
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Molecular Basis ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽  
New Science ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Micronutrient Intake

Nutrition is important for human health in all stages of life - from conception to old age. Today we know much more about the molecular basis of nutrition. Most importantly, we have learnt that micronutrients, among other factors, interact with genes, and new science is increasingly providing more tools to clarify this interrelation between health and nutrition. Sufficient intake of vitamins is essential to achieve maximum health benefit. It is well established that in developing countries, millions of people still suffer from micronutrient deficiencies. However, it is far less recognized that we face micronutrient insufficiencies also in developed countries.

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