Publications and Reports

On this page, you will find publications and informative materials produced by EQAsia’s dedicated team of experts.

Publications​

Reports

Abegaz F. et al. 2025

Strengthening antimicrobial resistance diagnostics in National Reference Laboratories across One Health in South and Southeast Asia: impact of external quality assessment and targeted follow-up.

Kostyanev T. et al. 2025

External quality assurance (EQA) network in South and South-East Asia: experience and results from an international EQA programme in One Health sector reference laboratories.

Abegaz F. et al. 2023

Evaluating Quality Management and Diagnostics Microbiology Performance Within an International External Quality Assessment (EQA) Program Serving National One Health Sector Reference Laboratories Across Asia: Experience Amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic.

Mogeni O. et al. 2021

Mapping the coverage, availability and uptake of External Quality Assessment programmes across One Health Sectors in Asia.

EQA summary reports 

Matrix

1st Matrix

Selective isolation of presumptive ESBL-, AmpC- and carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli from cultures mimicking meat samples - 2021

​2nd Matrix

Selective isolation of presumptive ESBL-, AmpC- and carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli from cultures mimicking meat samples - 2022

3rd Matrix

Selective isolation of presumptive ESBL-, AmpC- and carbapenemase- producing Escherichia coli from cultures mimicking meat samples - 2023​​

4th Matrix

Selective isolation of presumptive ESBL-, AmpC- and carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli from cultures mimicking meat samples – 2024

5th Matrix

Selective isolation of presumtive ESBL-, AmpC- and carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli from cultures mimicking meat samples – 2025

NEQA

National External Quality Assessment

Development and Implementation of National External Quality Assessment (NEQA) Schemes for Antimicrobial Resistance Testing: Lessons from Pilot Activities in Bangladesh and Nepal under the EQAsia Programme