1.0 INTRODUCTION

It is undertaken for a period of 3½ monthsIts intention is to equip students with •knowledge, •experience• skills•improvement of self-confidence and social maturity•interpersonal and communication skills

1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE ATTACHMENTTo enable students to integrate knowledge with real

workTo allow students to appreciate the theory they have

learnedTo allow students’ exposure to various cultures and

skill developmentTo help the department based on the feedback

1.2 METHODOLOGYThe head of the laboratory department at Quthing

government hospital was consulted and the student was broad forward to the district medical officer, the matron and the administrator. The student was given the opportunity to carry out the industrial attachment.

2.1 Historical background of the organizationPrior to 1977, there was no organised laboratory services

division within the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. Since then, laboratory services has established itself under the Clinical services Directorate and has played a key role in the screening, diagnosis and treatment of patients as well as in the detection and surveillance of diseases with epidemic potential.

In 2004, the Government of Lesotho endorsed a decentralization framework for delivery of health services to ensure that every Mosotho has access to equitable, essential health care services regardless of their social standing. 

The quality assurance unit within the Laboratory Directorate coordinates and oversees the Laboratory quality system including guidelines, standard operating procedures, external quality assessment, safety, training, site visit and supervision.

2.2 Laws and regulations to which the organization is required to comply.The hospital is regulated by the constitutional laws of Lesotho.

The laboratories are committed to continuous quality improvement hence the laboratory rolls out for the Strengthening Laboratory Management towards Accreditation (SLMTA) and preparation of labs through the World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa (WHO-AFRO) step-wise accreditation process.

The regulations to which the lab technician is required to comply are:

The technician must be well qualified for the jobThe technician must be a person of sworn honesty, accuracy

and must be very dedicatedMust be collected, classified, analysed, processed and safely

stored

2.3 What is the mission of the organisation for which you worked for?“To provide quality and affordable health services to

every Mosotho guided by the key principles of coverage, equity and social justice”.

2.4 Who are the clientele of the organisation?

Public through the district`s health centres.Out patients

CD4 COUNT USING A CD4 FACS COUNT MACHINE

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