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Accreditation readiness
End-to-end support from baseline assessment and work planning through implementation, mock assessment, corrective action and external assessment.
ISO 15189 · ISO/IEC 17025 · ISO/IEC 17043
Kampala, Uganda · Africa-wide delivery
Quality systems thatsurvive the assessment.
QASI helps laboratories and organisations establish, implement and sustain quality systems that work in practice—from first gap analysis to accreditation and continual improvement.
The QASI approach
Evidence, competence and ownership—built into everyday operations.
Medical laboratories
Veterinary & wildlife
Agriculture & biotech
Manufacturing
Energy & public sector
What we do
Technical support, built around your reality.
Standards only create value when people can use them. QASI combines assessment, training and hands-on implementation so that each intervention leaves a stronger system—not another document on a shelf.
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Audits & gap analysis
Independent internal and external assessments that reveal system gaps, clarify priorities and turn findings into practical improvement plans.
ISO 19011-based assessment
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Training & capacity building
Implementation-focused programmes for leaders, quality teams, auditors, laboratory professionals and technical personnel.
Classroom · Live online · e-Learning · Self-study
04
Mentorship & CQI
Structured on-site and remote mentorship cycles with defined deliverables, follow-up actions and measurable quality improvement.
QMS · SLMTA · Biosafety · Risk
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Biosafety & biorisk systems
Practical systems for biosafety, biosecurity, occupational health and safety, risk control, incident prevention and resilient operations.
ISO 35001 · ISO 15190 · ISO 45001
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Laboratory systems advisory
Laboratory design and layout, EQA and proficiency testing systems, point-of-care quality, health information systems and technical documentation.
Design · EQA · POCT · HIS
Specialised public-health and laboratory advisory
External quality assessment, point-of-care testing, health impact assessment, laboratory design, health information systems and national technical document development.
85+
laboratories supported towards international recognition
200+
structured mentorship engagements delivered
100%
pass rate in highlighted technical programmes
8
laboratories supported to SLMTA recognition
Capability development
Find the right course.
Explore QASI’s implementation, auditing and specialist programmes. Course content, delivery mode and duration can be adapted to your organisation’s sector, baseline and objectives.
27 courses found
Classroom
Facilitated, participant-centred learning
Live online
Interactive sessions from any location
e-Learning
Flexible digital learning and assessment
Self-study
Structured materials at your own pace
Selected results
Evidence over promises.
QASI interventions are designed around measurable competence, operational change and successful progression through real assessments.
Biotechnology manufacturing01
GMP capability for an anti-tick vaccine facility
A five-day, facility-specific programme translated GMP requirements into documentation, deviation handling and process-validation practice.
- 24 participants
- 85% average score
- 100% pass rate
Veterinary laboratory02
ISO/IEC 17025 implementation at a BSL-III laboratory
Clause-based instruction, exercises and assignments moved a mixed-experience cohort to a common, assessable level of implementation competence.
- 26 professionals
- 21-point average gain
- 100% pass rate
Accreditation sustainability03
Keeping two critical laboratories assessment-ready
Document review, internal audit, method verification, risk review, equipment coordination and focused mentorship supported a successful follow-up assessment.
- 2 laboratories
- 3-week intervention
- Accreditation sustained
Partners & institutions supported
Trusted across the quality ecosystem.
85+
laboratories supported towards international recognition across human, animal and wildlife health systems.
Government & public health
- Uganda Prisons Service
- Ministry of Health / NHLDS
- National Biosafety & Biosecurity Department
- Uganda Wildlife Authority
Hospitals & laboratories
- CASE Hospital
- Moroto Regional Referral Hospital
- Mbale Regional Referral Hospital
- Koboko Hospital
- Adjumani Hospital
- Nakasero Hospital
- Mbale Regional Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
- UWA Research & Diagnostic Laboratory
Research & biotechnology
- NARO Uganda
- National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI)
- Mbarara ZARDI (MuZARDI)
- Tick Control Innovations Initiative (TCII) Ltd
Development & technical collaborators
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- FHI 360
- IDDS / PATH
- WHO South Sudan
- RHITES-E
- East Africa Public Health Laboratory Network (EAPHLN)
- CDC Atlanta - prequalified technical-support provider
Planning a programme or institutional partnership?
Bring QASI in early to define the standard, scope, capacity needs and route to recognition.
From the field
Quality work, in real settings.
A glimpse of QASI’s implementation-focused training with laboratory teams at NaLIRRI and MuZARDI.
How we work
One journey. Five disciplined moves.
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Scope
Agree the standard, recognition goal, decision-makers and operational realities.
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Diagnose
Use evidence to establish the baseline, risks, resource needs and priorities.
03
Implement
Build competence, documents, controls and ownership into day-to-day work.
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Verify
Audit the system, review performance and close gaps before external assessment.
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Sustain
Mentor teams, monitor indicators and keep the system ready beyond the certificate.
Our vision
Uganda’s premier provider of accessible, affordable quality assurance services.
Supporting manufacturing, agriculture, medical and energy sectors.
About QASI
A Ugandan technical consultancy with a One Health perspective.
Quality Assurance Standards Institute (QASI) Ltd supports public and private organisations to strengthen quality, competence, safety and institutional performance. Our team brings practical experience across human, animal and wildlife laboratories, manufacturing, biotechnology, public health and regulated operations.
Technical depth
Laboratory, biorisk, quality and accreditation expertise.
Measurable change
Evidence-led delivery with clear outputs and follow-up.
Field-tested
Experience from operational labs and production facilities.
Context-aware
Solutions designed for real teams and resource settings.
Incorporated in Uganda · URSB Registration No. 80020003451059
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