Proficiency testing & EQA
Internationally benchmarked schemes that let your laboratory compare its performance against peers worldwide, monitor the reliability of results over time, and satisfy the external-assurance requirements of ISO/IEC 17025.
About UboraLife
Better Solutions, Better Life: Quality You Can Trust Across Africa.
UboraLife is dedicated to advancing quality, safety and reliability in the food, water, pharmaceutical and environmental sectors, with laboratory solutions that support reliable results, quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
We are rooted in Africa and connected to the global quality ecosystem. We work with laboratories, regulators and industries to close gaps in standardisation, build capacity and promote compliance with ISO standards.
UboraLife distributes Global Proficiency's proficiency testing programmes and reference and quality-control materials to laboratories in Kenya. Global Proficiency is an independent provider accredited by International Accreditation New Zealand to ISO/IEC 17043:2023 for proficiency testing and ISO 17034:2016 for reference material production.
Laboratories across Africa make decisions that reach people's plates, taps and medicine cabinets. They deserve the same benchmarks as laboratories anywhere in the world. UboraLife exists to close that gap with proficiency testing, practical training and products laboratories can rely on.
What we do
Three ways we help your laboratory perform and prove it.
Independent tools beyond a laboratory's own control — proficiency testing, reference materials and structured training — are what turn good intentions into demonstrable competence.
Quality management training
Structured training and mentorship in ISO/IEC 17025, 17020, 17034, 17043, ISO 9001 and related standards — tailored to local context, built on international best practice, and aimed squarely at accreditation readiness.
Trusted laboratory products
Quality-assured reference materials, tools and consumables that are traceable, fit-for-purpose and sourced from credible partners — so your testing stays efficient, compliant and audit-ready.
Where we work
Based in Nairobi, working across Eastern Africa.
UboraLife is headquartered in Nairobi and works with laboratories across Eastern Africa. If your laboratory is elsewhere in the region, tell us where you are and we will confirm which programmes and training we can deliver for you.
- Headquarters
- Laboratories we work with
- Kenya · Nairobi HQ
- Burundi
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Rwanda
- Somalia
- Tanzania
- Uganda
Mission
What we do every day
To strengthen local laboratories with world-class proficiency testing, quality training and reliable products — bridging community needs with international standards in food, water, pharmaceutical and environmental testing.
Vision
The future we are building
A future where every community enjoys safer food, cleaner water, effective medicines and a healthier environment — through world-class laboratory standards and innovation.
Get started
Begin your journey to quality laboratory testing.
Tell us which proficiency testing programmes your laboratory is considering. We will come back with matching schemes and the next available round.