The HuQAS Scientific Conference

25 annual conferences bringing laboratory professionals together across East Africa, to share research and improve the quality of laboratory testing.

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Map of East Africa marking the conference host cities: Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Kampala and Dodoma

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25th Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference

27 to 28 August 2026, Acacia Premier Hotel, Kisumu, Kenya

Transforming African Laboratories from Compliance to Clinical Impact.

The 25th edition will feature keynote speakers, scientific paper presentations, panel discussions, exhibitions, and networking sessions. Key themes will include diagnostic quality, emerging technologies, regulatory trends, and public health advancements. The conference serves as a platform for collaboration, capacity-building, and strengthening laboratory systems across Africa.

Subthemes

AI & Emerging Technologies.
Molecular Diagnostics Expansion.
Decentralisation and Point of Care Testing.
Quality Control Monitoring and Root Cause Analysis.
Value-Based Diagnostics and Clinical Outcome Linkage.
Laboratory Leadership and Accreditation.
EQA Beyond the Analytical Phase, Quality Across the Total Testing

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Where we have met, and what we came together to talk about.

2026
25th Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference
Acacia Premier Hotel, Kisumu, Kenya
Transforming African Laboratories from Compliance to Clinical Impact.
2025
24th Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference
Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD)
Transforming Healthcare Through Excellence in Laboratory Science
2024
23rd Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference
DODOMA, Tanzania
Combating antimicrobial resistance through research, quality and reliable laboratory results.
2023
22nd Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference
Muthu Nyali Beach Hotel and Spa, Nyali, Mombasa, Moyne Drive, Off Beach Road, Nyali, Mombasa, Kenya
Medical Laboratory Diagnosis in Global Health
2022
21st Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference
Mestil Hotel, Kampala, Uganda
Convergence Of Laboratory Networks & Technology For Quality Laboratory Diagnosis
2021
20th Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference
Virtual Event
Strengthening Laboratory Preparedness in the Wake of Global Pandemics and Epidemics.
2019
19th Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference
KICD Nairobi, Kenya
Laboratory Medicine, The Key Component in Healthcare
2018
18th Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference
KICD Nairobi, Kenya
Quality Laboratory Diagnosis in Achieving Universal Healthcare.

Research presented at HuQAS

59 abstracts from laboratory professionals, with talks on video for 11 of them.

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Using an AI Clinical Copilot to Enhance Patient Safety
Chief Medical Officer Robert Korom24th Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference
Assessment of Aseptic Technique Adherence and Turnaround Time in Blood Culture Collection: A Descriptive Study
Project Manager Argwings Chagwira24th Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference
Barriers to Effective Sample Management in Viral Load Testing in Machakos County, Kenya: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Method Study
Laboratory Technologist Christine Mutewa24th Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference
Intensified Integration of Laboratory Diagnostics in UHC for Realization of Set Goals
Branch Technical Manager Davis Wekesa24th Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference
Performance of Three Tests for Tuberculosis among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Patients Presenting to a Health Facility in an Informal Urban Settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
Medical Laboratory Scientist and Public Health Specialist Eunita Atieno24th Annual HuQAS Scientific Conference

Guests at past conferences

Dr. Diana Atwine Kanzira
PERMANENT SECRETARY
Uganda Ministry of Health
Dr. Susan Nabadda Ndidd
Commissioner/Executive Director NHLDS/UNHLS
Uganda Ministry of Health
Titus Mutwiri
Chairman
Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians & Technologists Board (KMLTTB)
Dr. Swabah Ahmed Omar, PhD.
County Executive Committee Member
Department of Health Services. County Government of Mombasa.
Prof. Isabella Oyier
Head of Biosciences Department
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kiliﬁ