---
license: cc-by-4.0
task_categories:
- tabular-classification
language:
- en
tags:
- substandard-falsified-medicines
- quality-control
- laboratory
- ISO-17025
- HPLC
- minilab
- synthetic
- sub-saharan-africa
pretty_name: Medicine Quality Testing Laboratory (SSA)
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
configs:
- config_name: national_qc_laboratory
  data_files: data/qclab_national.csv
  default: true
- config_name: field_screening_minilab
  data_files: data/qclab_field_minilab.csv
- config_name: referral_confirmatory
  data_files: data/qclab_referral.csv
data_type: synthetic
---

> ⚠️ **Synthetic dataset** — Parameterized from published SSA literature, not real observations. Not suitable for empirical analysis or policy inference.

# Medicine Quality Testing Laboratory in Sub-Saharan Africa

## Abstract

Synthetic dataset modelling medicine quality testing laboratory capacity, equipment, methods, and performance across three lab tiers in SSA. Only a small number of LMIC laboratories meet ISO 17025 or WHO PQ standards.

## Parameterization Evidence

| Parameter | Value | Source | Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ISO 17025 accreditation impact in SSA | Accreditation | BMC Health Services | 2020 |
| Few LMIC labs meet ISO 17025 or WHO PQ | Capacity | USP PQM | 2018 |
| WHO PQ laboratory requirements | Standards | WHO | 2023 |

## Validation

![Validation Report](validation_report.png)

## Usage

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("electricsheepafrica/medicine-quality-testing-lab", "national_qc_laboratory")
```

## References

1. BMC Health Services. ISO 17025 accreditation impact in SSA. 2020.
2. USP PQM. Strengthening national QC laboratories in LMICs. 2018.
3. WHO. Prequalification of laboratories. 2023.

## Citation

```bibtex
@dataset{electricsheepafrica_medicine_quality_testing_lab_2025,
  title={Medicine Quality Testing Laboratory in Sub-Saharan Africa},
  author={Electric Sheep Africa},
  year={2025},
  publisher={HuggingFace},
  url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/electricsheepafrica/medicine-quality-testing-lab}
}
```

## License

CC-BY-4.0