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Quality assurance information and assessment in EARO Laboratories : Ethio-French project on quality and sanitary aspects of animal products in Ethiopia. Mission in Ethiopia July 14-23 2003

Albina Emmanuel. 2003. Quality assurance information and assessment in EARO Laboratories : Ethio-French project on quality and sanitary aspects of animal products in Ethiopia. Mission in Ethiopia July 14-23 2003. Montpellier : CIRAD, 41 p.

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Résumé : In the framework of the "Ethio-French project on quality and sanitary aspects of animal products in Ethiopia", an expertise on quality assurance (QA) was conducted at the National Animal Health Centre (NAHRC) in Sebeta. This expertise consisted of an evaluation of QA at NAHRC, a visit to the Quality and Standards Authority in Ethiopia (QSAE), the organisation of a workshop at NAHRC and the definition of quality objectives and work-programme for NAHRC. During the evaluation of NAHRC, the following observations were made: Main positive points: - NAHRC is doing reference activities (research and diagnosis) on diseases of the lists A and B of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE), - It has a central edifice of 220 m2 (150 m2 for the lab sections) and various other building facilities for personnel, animal husbandry and stores. These facilities are relatively recent (15 years). - It has recent and suitable equipments, - One laboratory section (protozoology) is advanced in the establishment of a quality assurance system. Main points to be improved: - The laboratory has no defined QA policy and procedures, - Its mandate and objectives are not clearly and accurately defined and advertised, - The laboratory access is not under control, thus security and confidentiality are not ensured, - Although relatively recent, the laboratory shows several signs of insufficient maintenance (deficient cleansing, paint deterioration...). Electric power supply should be better secured. Internet and phone connections are often out of service. - Many equipments are out of service with no clear perspectives of restoration: this is particularly crucial for freezers since it may disrupt the capacity of the laboratory to store securely the samples to be tested, - Equipments present for a long time in the laboratory have never been put into first service, - Laboratory consumables or equipments and desks are sited at the laboratory entrance or in corridors, - There is no clear separation between office activities and lab activities, - The laboratory has important stocks of biological or sterile products that have exceeded the expiry date. However, there are no internal procedures or records ensuring that they have characteristics that still meet the laboratory specifications for testing. QA objectives for NAHRC, as agreed during the workshop, were defined as follows: - Set up a quality assurance programme to ensure the quality of testing and research, - QA for testing will refer as much as possible to the ISO/17025, - QA for research will benefit from the implementation of ISO/17025 and will also rely as much as possible on good laboratory practice (GLP). The work-programme for NAHRC was then defined: 1. Quality policy statement by laboratory manager (identifying lab section(s) and activities concerned), 2. Appointment of a quality manager and training (3-4 weeks), 3. Appointment of a metrology manager and training (3 months), 4. QA information to all staff, 5. Procedure for documentation structure and identification, 6. New organization of laboratory (modification of room assignment and equipment position), 7. Improvement of testing traceability (unique identification for test demand and samples), 8. Standard operating procedures (SOP) for laboratory supplies, 9. Selection of the laboratory section that will be first concerned by QA, 10. Set up an access control to the laboratory, 11. Organisation of internal audits by quality manager to follow QA progression: 1/2 day each 4 th month. This work-programme shall be undertaken by NAHRC in the next 12 months and independent evaluations of progress shall be made by external audits: one in mid-term and one at the end of period (July 2004).

Classification Agris : L70 - Sciences et hygiène vétérinaires - Considérations générales

Auteurs et affiliations

  • Albina Emmanuel, CIRAD-EMVT-SANTE ANIMALE (FRA)

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