Training Workshop for National Trainers on the Transport of Infectious Substances according to IATA standards
Grand-Bassam, 13 September 2019 – WAHO and its partners namely Fondation Mérieux, German Cooperation, KFW, GFA Consulting Group have been holding since 9 September 2019 in Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire, the training of trainers from the 15 countries of ECOWAS on transport of infectious substances according to IATA standards.
The week-long training workshop which ends today 13 September 2019 is being organized by WAHO in the context of the PROALAB project. The objective was to train a group of trainers in the air transport of infectious substances, who are capable of transmitting their knowledge at the national level to enable laboratories to work according to international standards and to progress towards ISO15189 accreditation.
