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ajlm-214	Nkrumah, Bernard; van der Puije, Beatrice; Bekoe, Veronica; Adukpo, Rowland; Kotey, Nii A.; Yao, Katy; Fonjungo, Peter N.; Luman, Elizabeth T.; Duh, Samuel; Njukeng, Patrick A.; Addo, Nii A.; Khan, Fazle N.; Woodfill, Celia J.I.	Building local human resources to implement SLMTA with limited donor funding: The Ghana experience	2014		.htm	text/html	5156	252	43	Abstract • Introduction • Research method and design    • Programme implementation approach    • Baseline audits and site selection    • Development of a local mentorship programme    • SLMTA programme implementation    • Programme monitoring and evaluation    • Preparation for SLMTA expansion    • Data entry and analysis • Results    • Measuring the impact of SLMTA    • Local capacity building and cost of SLMTA implementation • Discussion    • Limitations of the study    • Recommendations    • Conclusion • Acknowledgements    • Competing interests    • Disclaimer    • Authors’ contributions • References Abstract Top ↑ Background: In 2009, Ghana adopted the Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) programme in order to improve laboratory quality. This paper describes how a country like Ghana, which receives very limited funding, was able to achieve marked improvement in laboratory quality management by empowering local partners to implement the SLMTA programme.	cache/ajlm-214.htm	txt/ajlm-214.txt