Course Description
This LabCoP Special ECHO Session focuses on emerging global health cooperation models and their implications for African laboratory systems.
The session supports countries, laboratory leaders, and policymakers to better understand and interpret ongoing global shifts in health cooperation, with the aim of strengthening strategic and evidence-based decision-making. It provides an impartial platform to review real-world examples of new cooperation frameworks, discuss critical policy and leadership questions, and introduce practical tools for evaluating MOUs and similar agreements relevant to laboratory systems.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Understand key shifts in global health cooperation models
- Identify implications for national and regional laboratory systems in Africa
- Reflect on critical questions for laboratory leadership and policy decision-making
- Apply basic principles for assessing MOUs and cooperation agreements
Session Format
- Live virtual ECHO session (Zoom)
- Moderated expert discussion
- Interactive knowledge exchange
Moderator
Ngobile Ndlovu
Chief Executive Officer, ASLM
Presenter
Mweemba Muvwimi
Assistant Director, Pathology and Laboratory Services
Directorate of Clinical Care and Diagnostic Services
Ministry of Health, Zambia
Date & Time
18 December 2025
16:00 – 17:00 (East Africa Time)
Access & Certification
- Registration confirmation required
- Certificate of Participation available for download after the session
- Enseignant: Dr. Temesgen Endalew
