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COVID-19; quality management system; accreditation
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Challenges that may impact achieving and maintaining accreditation in clinical laboratories in Zambia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Victor Daka
Public Health Department, School of Medicine, Copperbelt University, Ndola, Zambia; University of Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia
Mutale Mubanga
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Bright Mukanga
Public Health Department, School of Medicine, Copperbelt University, Ndola, Zambia
Ruth Lindizyani Mfune
Public Health Department, School of Medicine, Copperbelt University, Ndola, Zambia; University of Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia
Misheck Chileshe
Mary Begg Health Services, Ndola, Zambia
Alfred Machiko
Public Health Department, School of Medicine, Copperbelt University, Ndola, Zambia
Steward Mudenda
University of Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia; University of Zambia, School of Health Sciences, Lusaka, Zambia
Ephraim Chikwanda
Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ndola, Zambia
Tobela Mudenda
Ndola Teaching Hospital, Ndola, Zambia
Paul Simusika
Public Health Department, School of Medicine, Copperbelt University, Ndola, Zambia
Samson Mwale
Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ndola, Zambia
Sinkala Musalula
University of Zambia, School of Health Sciences, Lusaka, Zambia
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which was first reported in Wuhan City, China, has spread to many countries worldwide. It was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 11th March, 2020 [1]. As of 12th January, 2021, a total of 89,707,115 cases and 1,940,352 deaths had been reported globally, while 28,596 cases and 471 deaths had been reported in Zambia [2].