Ethiopian National Anti-Doping Office /ETH-NADO/ is fighting against doping. The key element to fight doping is Out of competition and In-competition testing. In order to accomplish all testing activities, i.e. Urine, Blood and Athlete Biological Passport, during In-Competition and Out of Competition it is crucial to have a detailed testing procedure document that guide and support sample collection personnel in every aspects. This document clearly indicates the sample collection procedures, responsibilities of each personnel involved in the sample collection secession, athlete selection, notification and chaperoning, witnessing sample provision, after-care procedure, filling the doping control forms, storage and transportation of the sample to the Lab and post-sample collection processing documentation.

Initial documents to prepare this testing procedures document is WADA’s International standard for Testing and Investigation (ISTI) other sample collection and testing guidelines.

As this document is, the first version it can be amended through time based on the WADA’s ISTI.