Strengthening Collaboration for Effective Project Implementation: Fleming Fund Country Grant Meets with PHIM Laboratories Leadership.

The Fleming Fund Country Grant recently convened a strategic meeting with the Deputy
Director of PHIM Laboratories Mr. Joseph Bitilinyu Bangoh, alongside the National
Microbiology Reference Laboratory (NMRL) and the National Genomic Sequencing Laboratorymanagement teams. The primary focus of the meeting was to reinforce the collaboration between PHIM Laboratories and the Fleming Fund Country Grant while clarifying the critical roles these laboratories play in the successful implementation of the project.

Recognising the pivotal role that Public Health Reference Laboratories play in generating high-quality data for national surveillance, the Fleming Fund is committed to enhancing the capacity of both the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory and the National Genomic Sequencing Laboratory. Strengthening these laboratories is essential to producing reliable data that informs evidence-based policy decisions.