Laboratory capacity for diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease in Eastern Africa: implications for the progressive control pathway

Table 6 Quality management systems (Biosafety levels and quality assessment, equipment maintenance and staffing) among Eastern Africa NRLs

Country/ Region	Bio safety Level (BSL)	Quality assessment			Equipment maintenance			Staff present
Country/ Region	Bio safety Level (BSL)	QMS	Proficiency testing	Inter laboratory testing	Regular servi- cing	Calibration	Monitoring of sample storage daily	Veterinarian/scientific supervisor	Technical supervisors (manager)	Technicians
Burundi	1	nr	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	+
Djibouti	2	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	+
Eritrea	2	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+
Ethiopia	3	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kenya	3	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	+
Puntland	good	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-
Rwanda	2	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+
Somalia	low	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+
Somali land	good	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	+
South Sudan	1	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	-
Sudan	2	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+
Tanzania	2	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+
Uganda	2	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+

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