Biomedical subjects

M Ballinger

Publications and source records attributed to M Ballinger.

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PubMed1993

National Quality Assurance Programme for rural and provincial laboratory services in Papua New Guinea.

The expansion of laboratory services in Papua New Guinea in recent times, particularly at the rural health centre level, in support of public health laboratory activities has stressed the need to monitor the technical performance of laboratory workers. With this in mind, a National Quality Assurance Programme (NQAP) was devised following a successful trial in the Momase Region in 1990. The NQAP has expanded rapidly and met with good response and high levels of achievement by participating laboratories nation-wide. Future plans are to develop a National Quality Assurance Committee and work towards an accreditation scheme in Papua New Guinea.

Clinical Laboratory Techniques↗

PubMed1992

The development of rural laboratory services in Papua New Guinea.

The health service of Papua New Guinea is targeted at village level primary health care, through aid posts and health centres. There is an increasing demand for providing these facilities with basic diagnostic laboratory services at the health centre level. To accomplish this, an inservice training program has been established to train existing health workers in specific laboratory skills. A management support scheme has also been instigated to ensure that the most effective use is made of these laboratory-trained staff. This has created a team of rural laboratory workers to support the clinical management of patients in rural locations throughout Papua New Guinea.

Community Health Services↗

PubMed1992

A quality assurance for rural laboratories: a report on a trial distribution in Momase Region, Papua New Guinea.

The strengthening of laboratory services in rural health centres is an important component of the Papua New Guinea National Health Plan. As part of the management support scheme for these services a National Quality Assurance Scheme has been formulated to monitor their technical performance. A trial distribution of quality assurance specimens to 44 laboratories in the Momase Region was met with enthusiastic response and encouraging results. The trial will be used as a model for a nation-wide distribution.

Community Health Services↗

PubMed1975

The ten day rule.

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Adolescent↗