The Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC)celebrated for the International Day of Accreditation under the theme “Accreditation: Delivering a Safer World” On Wednesday, 18 July 2018, at the Corinthia Hotel in Khartoum .This year’s International Day of Accreditation theme focuses on how accreditation delivers a safer world Also, to highlight the importance and role of accreditation in reducing occupational injuries and diseases and minimizing damage caused by environmental pollution and food. Through the adoption of the authorities that control the goods and services, which leads to the improvement of quality. The program included the following events:
Opening session:
The opening session was addressed by Prince Ahmed Saad Omar, Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. His speech dealt with the importance of the adoption in supporting the economy and protecting the consumer, and the reform program adopted by the State which aims to develop and improve performance in all aspects of life related to its security, safety and pension.
The opening session was also addressed by Dr. Kamal Al-Hadi Mohammed Abdullah, Secretary-General of the Sudanese Accreditation Council for injuries resulting from occupational accidents or work-related diseases and the economic impact of poor occupational health and safety practices. He highlighted the importance and role of accreditation in reducing injuries and occupational diseases and accidents, resulting from the pollution of the environment and food through the adoption of control bodies on goods and services, which enhances their efficiency in support of the economy and protect the consumer.
Session:
The session was chaired by Dr. Omar Ibrahim Kabbashi and presented three papers as follows:
• The first paper entitled: “To achieve a safer world “provided by a. Shams al-Din Omar Mohamed and followed by the engineer Zakaria Mohammed Suleiman the paper dealt with the definition of accreditation and its benefits and the emergence of the Sudanese accreditation Council and the role of accreditation in achieving safety for the world.
• The second paper entitled on” Sheet of Occupational Health, Safety and Health”, presented by Eng. St. Nour Hassan Mohamed and followed by Expert. Murtada Mustafa Ali, The paper tackled environmental risks, work environment hazards, health impacts of vital risks and implementation of safety requirements and standards related to occupational safety and health.
• The third paper entitled on:” the current status of the application of quality management systems for laboratories in Sudan focusing on the medical laboratories” presented by Dr. Abdullah Abdul Karim Osman and followed by Dr. Khalid Mokhtar Othman. The paper dealt with the current situation of the application of quality management system in laboratories and evaluation of laboratories in Sudan and the collection of useful information in planning and decision-making and to clarify the lack of application of quality systems in laboratories.
