RITM Parasitology Training

28/08/2026

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28/08/2026

28/08/2026

Five days of learning, skills-building, and strengthening parasitology diagnostics! 🔬🦠🪱🐛

Competency-Based Training on the Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases of Public Health Importance
📍 Bicol South Luzon SNRL, Legazpi City | Aug 24–28, 2026

12/05/2026

📣𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗤𝗔𝗦 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡!

The 2026 RITM NEQAS Registration shall start on May 11, 2026 (Monday) at 9:00 AM PST and strictly close on June 1, 2026 (Monday) at 11:59 PM PST. No extensions will be granted for registration.

𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗟
🔹Registration to the NEQAS programs shall only be accepted through the online portal: https://apps.ritm.gov.ph/neqas/

𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
🔹Upon successful registration, participants shall receive an acknowledgment of application through their registered email. The RITM NEQAS Office shall verify the submitted registration details and supporting documents prior to confirming participation.

🔹RITM shall issue a separate advisory indicating the payment schedule and other relevant details. Participants shall only proceed with payment strictly in accordance with the officially communicated schedule and instructions. Payments made in advance while registration is closed, or outside the prescribed payment period, shall not be accepted. Payments made without an Order of Payment shall likewise not be accepted.

𝗜𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦
🔹Access the Instructions for Participation in the RITM NEQAS via the RITM Laboratory Quality Assurance webpage: https://ritm.gov.ph/reference-laboratories/laboratory-quality-assurance/

🔹For inquiries or concerns related to any program, you may contact the RITM NEQAS Office through email at [email protected]. Access to the mobile and direct phone numbers will be limited. Email will be used as primary mode of correspondence.

As a National Reference Laboratory for infectious diseases, RITM is mandated to provide External Quality Assessment Scheme (EQAS) to laboratories in the country for bacteriology, TB mycobacteriology, parasitology, transfusion-transmissible infections, and SARS-CoV-2. An External Quality Assessment Scheme (EQAS) evaluates the performance of participating laboratories by checking the proficiency of the technical staff performing tests and/or assessing the integrity of the entire testing process from sample receipt to releasing of test results.

Participation in EQAS as part of an overall laboratory quality assurance program is required under local regulatory policies for securing a license to operate.

24/04/2026

RITM – Department of Parasitology, in collaboration with the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (STH Program), successfully conducted the Competency-Based Training on the Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases of Public Health Importance, with an Introduction to Good Laboratory Practice on April 20–24, 2026.

This initiative brought together medical technologists from various local government units across Western Visayas, strengthening their competencies in accurate parasite diagnosis and reinforcing quality laboratory practices in support of public health.🔬👏

20/04/2026

16/04/2026

From slides to skills 🔬
Competency-Based Training on the Diagnosis of Human Malaria Parasites by Microscopy

📷 Than Bermundo

21/11/2025

Empowering skills, strengthening surveillance.
The LDI Unit of the Department of Parasitology successfully conducted a competency-based training on malaria diagnosis by microscopy for DOH–BOQ Medical Technologists from different regions.