Selecting a Laboratory Information Management System for Biorepositories in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: The H3Africa Experience and Lessons Learned | Zendy

Samuel Kyobe | Zendy; Henry Musinguzi | Zendy; Newton Lwanga | Zendy; Dafala Kezimbira | Zendy; Edgar Kigozi | Zendy; Fred Ashaba Katabazi | Zendy; Misaki Wayengera | Zendy; Moses Joloba | Zendy; Emmanuel Akin Abayomi | Zendy; Carmen Swanepoel | Zendy; Alash’le Abimiku | Zendy; Talishiea Croxton | Zendy; Petronilla J. Ozumba | Zendy; Anazodo Thankgod | Zendy; Alan Christoffels | Zendy; Lizelle van Zyl | Zendy; Elizabeth Mayne | Zendy; Mukthar Kader | Zendy; G. Boyd Swartz | Zendy; H Africa Biorepository PI Working G | Zendy

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Selecting a Laboratory Information Management System for Biorepositories in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: The H3Africa Experience and Lessons Learned

Author(s) -

Samuel Kyobe,

Henry Musinguzi,

Newton Lwanga,

Dafala Kezimbira,

Edgar Kigozi,

Fred Ashaba Katabazi,

Misaki Wayengera,

Moses Joloba,

Emmanuel Akin Abayomi,

Carmen Swanepoel,

Alash’le Abimiku,

Talishiea Croxton,

Petronilla J. Ozumba,

Anazodo Thankgod,

Alan Christoffels,

Lizelle van Zyl,

Elizabeth Mayne,

Mukthar Kader,

G. Boyd Swartz,

H Africa Biorepository PI Working G

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

biopreservation and biobanking

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545

H-Index - 34

eISSN - 1947-5535

pISSN - 1947-5543

DOI - 10.1089/bio.2017.0006

Subject(s) - biorepository , workflow , context (archaeology) , business , best practice , receipt , knowledge management , population , process management , environmental resource management , engineering management , computer science , political science , biobank , engineering , geography , medicine , environmental health , accounting , genetics , environmental science , archaeology , database , law , biology

Biorepositories in Africa need significant infrastructural support to meet International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) Best Practices to support population-based genomics research. ISBER recommends a biorepository information management system which can manage workflows from biospecimen receipt to distribution. The H3Africa Initiative set out to develop regional African biorepositories where Uganda, Nigeria, and South Africa were successfully awarded grants to develop the state-of-the-art biorepositories. The biorepositories carried out an elaborate process to evaluate and choose a laboratory information management system (LIMS) with the aim of integrating the three geographically distinct sites. In this article, we review the processes, African experience, lessons learned, and make recommendations for choosing a biorepository LIMS in the African context.

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