I-TECH’s laboratory program began in Cambodia in 2013 with the goal to improve operations and regional biosurveillance and biosecurity through improved laboratory quality assurance and management practices. In collaboration with the Cambodian Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and with funding provided by the Department of Defense and DTRA, I-TECH strengthens the Cambodian laboratory system through:
- Implementation of an intensive mentoring program at 12 national and provincial public health laboratories;
- Leadership and management capacity building of MoH laboratory leaders;
- Mentoring and capacity building the National Animal Health and Production Research Institute (in collaboration with Washington State University);
- Job specific training delivered in service and through educational programs such as the Quality Assurance Certificate Course (in collaboration with the University of British Columbia);
- Support for laboratory workforce development through on-site technical assistance and training;
- Support for national laboratory system policy development.