𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧

The National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH) is organizing a five day national workshop to review and strengthen Laboratory Quality Management Systems (LQMS) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), with financial support from the Pandemic Fund through FAO Bhutan. This workshop brings together a wide range of participants, from national level institutions to district veterinary laboratories, ensuring representation across all tiers of the animal health system. Each participant contributes practical insights based on their field experiences, challenges, and operational realities.

This initiative is timely and aligns closely with the priorities of the 13th Five Year Plan, which emphasizes strengthening animal health systems, improving disease surveillance, and enhancing diagnostic capacities as key drivers for livestock sector development. By standardizing laboratory practices and improving quality management systems, the workshop directly contributes to building a more reliable, efficient, and responsive animal health service delivery system.

By bringing together perspectives from national, regional, and field level laboratories, the workshop creates a shared platform for learning, collaboration, and mutual understanding. The review of SOPs and LQMS will therefore not only strengthen technical standards but also ensure that these systems are applicable, user friendly, and adaptable to varying capacities and local contexts, thereby improving consistency, accuracy, and confidence in diagnostic results across the country.

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Royal Government of Bhutan