ASLM at the @reactgroup Africa AMR Conference 2026 The African Society for Laboratory Medicine is proud to participate in Session 9: Leveraging Technologies to Address AMR at the @ReActAfrica_RAN AMR Conference, taking place on 21–22 July 2026. ASLM’s contribution highlights how diagnostic tools and strong laboratory systems can transform patient specimens into timely, reliable and actionable data for targeted treatment, antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention and control, early warning, surveillance and public health policy. Across 14 African countries, only 1.3% of more than 50,000 mapped laboratories routinely performed bacteriology testing, leaving an estimated 261 million people without access to these essential diagnostic services. Closing this gap requires more than introducing new equipment. It requires quality management systems, external quality assessment, reliable supplies, trained personnel, functional laboratory information systems, connected national networks, and sustainable financing. Our message is clear: diagnostics are the first technology layer of the AMR response. Strong laboratories generate the intelligence needed for better clinical and public health decisions. #ASLM #RAAC2026 #ReActAfrica #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR #Diagnostics #LaboratorySystems #AMRSurveillance #AntimicrobialStewardship #OneHealth #AfricaHealth