SLMTA

SLMTA is a PEPFAR flagship program for strengthening laboratory systems. It was launched in 2009 simultaneously with the SLIPTA program, which provides a stepwise approach to measuring progress towards accreditation. While SLIPTA measures the laboratory quality by conducting audits, SLMTA provides the how-to with training and mentoring. These 2 programs complement each other and together they provide the tools and processes needed to turn the aspirations of lab accreditation into reality. There is no doubt that the laboratory landscape has been transformed in the past 15 years... In 2022, we expanded the SLMTA 3 eLearning course into a TOT by adding 3 weeks of online Teachback sessions at the end of the 15-week eLearning course to train online facilitators... In 2016, we launched SLMTA 2 to help address the remaining gaps in labs that had graduated from SLMTA 1.

Also known as: Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation