November 21, 2023

"Mobile Laboratory Resilience: A Capstone Meeting for Users of Mobile Laboratories in Southeast Asia," in Bangkok, Thailand.

On 11 November 2023, HSP held a workshop, "Mobile Laboratory Resilience: A Capstone Meeting for Users of Mobile Laboratories in Southeast Asia," in Bangkok, Thailand. This event brought together 28 participants from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam to share their regional experiences throughout the project, participate in scenario-based discussions, and review draft guidelines for mobile laboratories that were developed at a previous workshop for manufacturers of mobile laboratories in the region. Participants were actively engaged in conversation, providing thorough feedback on the draft guidelines and really committing to our scenario-based discussion on emergency management in mobile laboratories. This workshop helped participants to share ideas, successes and challenges throughout the project, and gave participants the building blocks to return to their home institutions and develop thorough and relevant emergency management SOPs. Huge thanks to all of our participants who engaged in robust discussions, as well as to our funder, the Biosecurity Engagement Program of the US Department of State.