Strength
- Professional skills and knowledge
- Enactment of the MLSCN 2003 Law
- Membership strength
- National Medical Laboratory Service policy
- Functional National Secretariat and state chapters
- Strong professional bonding among members
Opportunities
- Available fund from donor agencies and development partners
- Available technical assistance from development partners and donors, such as K4Health, MSH
- Affiliation with international professional bodies e.g. IFBLS, ASLM, FAAMLS
- Media partnership
Threats
- Liberalization of Point of Care Test
- Quackery – unlicensed persons trained and certified by some agencies to conduct Medical tests with computer scans or rapid test kits
- Professional politics - misinterpretation of professional enabling laws which leads to unnecessary professional scuffles and distractions
- Malpractice - trained and licensed personnel short-changing patients etc.
- Poor public perception, Cultural and Religious sensitivity which affects demand for health care service
- Government, international donor agencies and IPs exclude private sector from their programs
- Insecurity in some parts of the country
- Epileptic power supply
Weakness
- Members apathy - weak commitment by few members to the Association’s objectives and goal
- Lack of understanding of Government policies by some members
- Weak financial base