9. LIMS at a Glance

The Malawi LIMS can therefore be summarized as follows: 

 

 

 

 

 Area 

 

 

 Description 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 What is LIMS? 

 

 

 A national digital platform supporting the laboratory testing lifecycle 

 

 

 

 

 Facility System 

 

 

 iBLIS 

 

 

 

 

 National System 

 

 

 NLIMS 

 

 

 

 

 Primary Purpose 

 

 

 Digitize laboratory operations and improve laboratory information management 

 

 

 

 

 Key Benefit 

 

 

 Faster, more reliable and more accessible laboratory information 

 

 

 

 

 Major Integration 

 

 

 ART/EMR 

 

 

 

 

 Analyzer Integration 

 

 

 More than 80% of supported analyzers 

 

 

 

 

 ART/EMR Integration 

 

 

 Approximately 272 facilities 

 

 

 

 

 Key Analytics 

 

 

 TAT, test volumes, facility performance, machine utilization, sample rejection and reporting completeness 

 

 

 

 

 Key Users 

 

 

 Laboratory personnel, managers, administrators, data managers and technical teams 

 

 

 

 

 National Stakeholder 

 

 

 Ministry of Health 

 

 

 

 

 Strategic Direction 

 

 

 Integrated, interoperable and sustainable national laboratory information ecosystem