(C) World Health Organization
This story was originally published by World Health Organization and is unaltered.
 . . . . . . . . . .



Biobanking: concepts and considerations [1]

[]

Date: 2023-02-08  

In this webinar we will learn about the concept of biobanking and look into requirements of operating biobanks and specimen sharing, biorisk management considerations, documentation, among other aspects. We will also hear experiences from Senegal and Ivory Coast on managing regional and institutional biobanks.



We will welcome:

Dr Ioana Ghiga (WHO Headquarters)

Mr Abdoul Aziz Diallo (Institute for Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training (IRESSEF), Senegal)

Professor Mireille Dosso (Institut Pasteur de Côte d’Ivoire)





Webinar series held in English, with interpretation in French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese.

Register for the webinar HERE

Launched in May 2020, this knowledge sharing platform aims to enhance WHO guidance dissemination and best practice sharing among public health laboratories globally. This webinar was presented in partnership with Project ECHO™



[END]
---
[1] Url: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/02/08/default-calendar/who-public-health-laboratories-knowledge-sharing-webinars-bio-banking

Published and (C) by World Health Organization
Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds:
gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/who/