SMLM‑G Chair Demands Decision‑Making Role for Lab Managers
Dr. David Sebbie Sackey, Chair of the Society of Medical Laboratory Managers–Ghana (SMLM‑G), is urging the government to grant medical laboratory managers formal decision-making authority at facility and policy levels to improve healthcare delivery and service quality. What We Found In a public appeal, Dr. Sackey highlighted the absence of codified conditions of service for lab professionals and emphasized the need for their institutional inclusion in decision-making forums and leadership roles. Opinion and advocacy articles argue that lab professionals are routinely excluded from senior health facility management, with critical decisions handled by non-lab professionals despite the technical nature of diagnostics. Medical Laboratory Scientists and Technologists in Ghana have repeatedly emphasized that key decisions—like procurement of reagents, lab design, staffing, and diagnostic protocols—are taken by doctors, pharmacists, and administrators rather than experienced lab managers. Expert Insight Medical laboratory experts argue that for labs […]