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Thomas M. Shinnick, Ph.D.Chair, Global Laboratory Initiative
The Global Laboratory Initiative of the Stop TB Partnership
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD & TB Prevention
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination
6th GLI Partners MeetingGeneva Switzerland
April 30, 2014
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• GLI History and background
• Update from Stop TB Partnership – SOPs
• GLI structure, core group, mission, priorities
• 2013 Accomplishments
• Priorities for 2014-2015
Outline
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Evolution of GLI
• Beginnings in the WHO Supranational Reference Laboratory Network
• Grew into the Subcommittee on Laboratory Capacity Strengthening of the DOTS Expansion Work Group
• GLI endorsed by STP-CB in October 2007
• Elevated to a working group in June 2008
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Stop TB Partnership Workgroups
• Implementation Workgroups
• DOTS Expansion
• TB/HIV
• Global Drug Resistant TB Initiative
• Global Laboratory Initiative
• Research Workgroups
• New Diagnostics
• New TB Drugs
• New TB Vaccines
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Stop TB Partnership Working Groups Standard Operating Procedures
• Consistent governance structures• Standardized TORs for Chair/Vice-chair,
Core Group, Sub-groups, Secretariats
• Transparent planning and budgeting• Consistent annual process for WG planning
• Strengthened accountability and evaluation• WGs subject to the same ‘minimum
requirements’ as other Partnership bodies
• Supportive communications
• Formalized communications process
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GLI Structure & Governance
TB Supranational Reference Laboratory Network
GLI Partners Committee
GLI Core Group
Stop TB Partnership
Laboratory strengthening
Human resource development strategy
Laboratory accreditation
Other
Evaluates, approves, governs
projects; Advises GLI Secretariat
Advises and approves strategic
agenda of GLI; Monitors project progress
WHO Global TB
Programme
Priority projects and activities
Time limitedPartner approachTe
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GLI Secretariat
Subgroup
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Role of WHO in GLI
• Provide the GLI Secretariat
• Provide strategic global guidance and evidence for policy
• Facilitate integrated country laboratory strengthening
• Provide monitoring and evaluation support and global analysis on laboratory strengthening progress
• Promote advocacy, resource mapping, resource mobilisation
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GLI Core Group
• Chair - Thomas Shinnick (U.S. CDC)• Vice-Chair - Rumina Hasan (Pakistan)• Secretariat – Chris Gilpin (WHO)
• Armand Van Deun (Union)• Heather Alexander (CDC,
PEPFAR)• Amy Piatek (USAID)• Sara Eyangoh (NRL
Cameroun)• Maarten van Cleef (KNCV)• Marie AliceTelles (Brazil)• Sabine Ruesch-Gerdes
(Chair SRLN)• Rick O’Brien (past Chair)• WG Liaisons
• Heidi Albert (FIND) • Levan Gagnidze (IOM)• Paul Klatser (KIT)• Richard Lumb (SRL
Adelaide)• Tsehaynesh Messele
(ASLM)• Alaine Nyaruhirira
(MSH)• Joshua Obasanya (NTP
Manager, Nigeria)• Civil society – vacant
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GLI Mission
To serve as a platform of coordination and communication for TB lab strengthening, in the areas of:
• Global policy guidance • Laboratory capacity development• Interface with other laboratory networks,
enabling integration • Standardised lab quality assurance• Coordination of technical assistance• Effective knowledge sharing
• Advocacy and resource mobilisation
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GLI 2013–2014 Priority Activities
• Accreditation of TB Labs and Networks
• Review existing GLI Tools, guidance and develop additional tools
• National TB Laboratory Strategic Plans
• Strengthen the SRLN; expand ability to provide coordinated technical assistance
• Human resource development
• Integration of TB Laboratory Services and Public Health Laboratory Networks
• Improve interactions with WGs and partners
• Explore creation of regional GLIs
• Add new CG group members
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2013 Achievements – Accreditation
• Version 2.0 of the GLI Stepwise Process Towards TB Laboratory Accreditation
www.gliquality.org
• Harmonization of GLI tool with SLIPTA and SLMTA
• Basis for WHO Laboratory Quality Stepwise Implementation (LQSI) tool
• Standards and guidelines for accrediting AFB-smear microscopy networks
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2013 Achievements – Tool Review
Review of existing GLI Tools and guidance and develop additional tools
Handbook for National TB Laboratory Strategic Planning
AFB Smear Microscopy Manual
TB Lab Biosafety Manual in Six Languages
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2013 Achievements – Xpert MTB/RIF
• Expand-TB and TB-Xpert projects
• Tools for Xpert MTB/RIF scale up• Xpert training package• Contributed to updated WHO policies and
guidance on Xpert MTB/RIF• Promote strengthening of the entire diagnostic
cascade and scale-up of PMDT in parallel
http://www.who.int/tb/laboratory/xpert_launchupdate/en/
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• Two new SRLs were designated: SRL-Karachi and SRL-Copenhagen
• the NITRD-New Delhi was designated a National Centre of Excellence
• WHO and GLI are reviewing the activities of current SRLs to ensure that all designated SRLs that meet the TORs
2013 Achievements – SRL network
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Global Laboratory Initiative for Africa (GLI-AFR)
• Support countries to achieve quality-assured, accessible and sustainable TB laboratory services in the African region.
• The GLI-AFR Secretariat is housed at ASLM in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia.
• An interim GLI-AFR Core Group has been appointed
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• Assist countries develop the laboratory component of their National TB Strategic Plan
• Promote the use of the GLI accreditation tool with other tools for improving QMS
• Finalize development of new GLI tools• TB Laboratory Consultant Manual• Xpert MTB/RIF Training package• Update SOPs, performance indicators• Guidance on engineering requirements
• Disseminate and promote use of GLI tools
• Develop strategy to improve human resources for laboratory management
Proposed GLI priorities for 2014-2015
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Thank You
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Division of TB Elimination