Acknowledgements

CIDEIM has received various acknowledgements for our work and research results, including:

• Collaborating Center of the PanAmerican Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/OMS) for Leishmanisais since 1993, with the most recent renewal in 2011.
• National Alejandro Ángel Escobar Award for the Sciences in 1993.
• The José Celestino Mutis Medal awarded by the Ministry of Health in 1994 recognizing the contributions in the prevention and management of leishmaniasis.
• Center of Excellence or Center of Category A1 in the evaluations conducted by Colciencias since 1996.
• “El Colombiano Ejemplar” Award in the category of science and technology institution granted by the newspaper El Colombiano in 2004.
• The “Santiago de Cali” Medal awarded by the Chamber of Commerce in 2004.
• Commendation “Orden Independencia Vallecaucana” granted by the Honorable Departmental Assembly of Valle del Cauca in 2004.

Certifications

In order to guarantee the quality of our services, CIDEIM maintains the following certifications:

• The area of Laboratory Product and Services is certified by INVIMA for the production of in-vitro diagnostic reagents under sanitary conditions.
• Institutional certification in Good Clinical Practices granted by INVIMA in 2011.