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What We Do

WHAT WE DO

Strengthening Laboratory Management Towards Accreditation

We provide a streamlined process for laboratories to attain international accreditation, enabling countries to enhance the quality of their laboratory services.

Quality Assurance

We enhance the capabilities of diagnostic laboratories and testing sites by providing training, regular supervision, and implementing corrective measures, ensuring accurate and reliable laboratory test results.

Basic Laboratory Information System

We provide essential solutions for laboratory information systems, enabling efficient tracking of every step in the testing process, from sample reception to test result issuance. This facilitates timely decision-making and actions related to diagnosis, treatment, and care.

Equipment Maintenance and Calibration

We implement a comprehensive system to manage risks related to the procurement, operation, maintenance, and utilization of medical laboratory equipment. This ensures that the potential adverse impacts of poorly managed equipment on patient care are mitigated effectively.

Operational Research

We prioritize operational research and foster an inquiry-based approach to enhance the efficiency of healthcare. We also build capacity in resource-limited settings to conduct crucial operational research, particularly for infectious disease control programs.

Health Work Force Capacity Building

We specialize in designing, developing, and delivering training programs tailored to meet the present and future needs of organizations. Our comprehensive learning process engages trainees at every stage, starting from pre-training assessment and support, followed by interactive training sessions (conducted either onsite or via computer-based methods), and continuing with post-training reinforcement and ongoing technical assistance.

Globally Connected World
Global Health Systems Solutions (GHSS)

GHSS (Global Health Systems Solutions) is a global organization working to address health challenges in today’s interconnected world. The organization recognizes the rapid spread of disease threats and the need for collaborative efforts to combat them. The COVID-19 pandemic serves as a stark example of how a threat in one location can affect the entire world, causing health and economic crises. GHSS aims to strengthen health systems and resources globally to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.

GHSS has been partnering with organizations like the US CDC/PEPFAR, Africa CDC/AUC, and various international partners for several years. They have worked with national governments to enhance laboratory systems and policy planning, collaborating with institutions such as WHO-AFFRO, ASM, ASLM, CADU, and APHL. GHSS has made significant progress in strengthening laboratory systems in Central African countries, Ghana, and several Caribbean nations. They have trained personnel in quality management systems (QMS), laboratory mentorship, equipment maintenance, and calibration, leading to improved accreditation and quality standards.

In collaboration with international and local players, GHSS has supported the development of laboratory policies, biosafety manuals, quality assessment manuals, and standard operating procedures. They have also contributed to guideline documents on HIV-related diagnostics, proficiency testing, and the certification of testing sites. GHSS is currently collaborating with the Africa CDC’s Regional Integrated Surveillance and Laboratory Network (RISLNET) to strengthen emergency preparedness and response to infectious diseases in the region.

Over the years, GHSS has managed substantial funding from foreign bodies, including $9,230,000 USD from a 5-year cooperative agreement with the US CDC/PEPFAR. They have also acted as consultants in implementing HIV-related activities through sub-grants. The organization has undergone annual audits by reputable firms like Deloitte and Touche, ensuring financial transparency.

GHSS staff members have received training from CDC/PEPFAR, further enhancing their expertise in public health. The organization is committed to addressing global health challenges and continues to secure funding for ongoing projects and collaborations.

Overall, GHSS is dedicated to strengthening global health systems, promoting multi-sectoral engagement, and building partnerships to effectively respond to disease threats and improve public health worldwide.

For the past 8 years, GHSS has managed a total of $13,615,590 US Dollars (USD) funding from foreign bodies. Amongst which $9,230,000 US Dollars was PEPPAR funds granted through a 5 year Cooperative Agreement (CoAg) with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that ended in September 2017 while $1,100,590 USD were sub-grants in which GHSS acted as consultants in implementing HIV related activities. This gives an average funding of well above $1,500,000 USD a year. In our 3rd year we used up $3,260,000 USD and $1,515,000 USD in year 4, and in the extended 5th year that ended in September 2017 we used $2,536,000 USD. The second cycle of the CoAg was awarded to GHSS, and it is on-going since 1st October 2017. We are equally carrying out a Centre Africa regional project for lab strengthening funded by the Africa Union Commission. We are equally running projects in Cameroon and other African countries funded by IRESSEF CADU and ASLM.

Strengthening Laboratory Management Towards Accreditation

We establish a process by which laboratories can achieve accreditation at international standards, which is invaluable for countries to improve the quality of laboratory services.

Quality Assurance

We strengthen the capacity of diagnostic laboratories and testing sites through trainings, periodic supervision, and implementation of corrective actions, thereby ensuring quality laboratory test results.

Basic Laboratory Information System

We offers basic solutions to laboratory information systems as an essential complement to to track each step in the testing process, from the reception of samples to the issuing of test results, thus catalyzing timely decision-making and action around diagnosis, treatment and care.

Equipment Maintenance and Calibration

We put in place a system that manages risks associated with the acquisition, operation, maintenance and use of medical laboratory equipment as a way to mitigate the far reaching consequences of poorly managed equipment on patient care.

Operational Research

We invest in operational research and the promotion of a principle of inquiry needed for a more efficient health care; we develop capacity in resource-limited settings to conduct operational research which is critical to infectious-disease control programmes

Health Work Force Capacity Building

We design, develop and deliver training built around current and anticipated organizational demands. We use multi-step learning process that involves trainees at every phase: from pre-training assessment and assistance, through training delivery (onsite or computer based), and into post-training reinforcement and technical assistance.