The laboratory received accreditation based on its qualified equipment, including the Bio Base that rapidly extracts viral DNA or RNA from various types of body fluids, the Roto Fix incubators used for routine lab applications, and the GeneXpert machine which can detect multi-resistant tuberculosis and anti-biotics resistance in one hour.
Mbarara
Regional Referral Hospital Laboratory has been accredited by the South African National
Accreditation System to international standards.
The
accreditation provides a means of evaluating the
competence of laboratories to perform specific types of testing,
measurement,
and calibration and that the facility has a documented Management System
in place to ensure consistent implementation of its processes. It is
purposed to ensure that quality laboratory results are
given to patients.
The
laboratory received accreditation based on its qualified equipment, including
the Bio Base that rapidly extracts viral DNA or RNA from various types of
body fluids, the Roto Fix incubators used for routine lab applications, and
the GeneXpert machine which can detect multi-resistant tuberculosis and
anti-biotics resistance in one hour.
Dr Celestine
Barigye the Hospital Director said that the journey to accreditation started in 2013 with support from the Eastern Africa Public
Health Laboratory Network Project under the Stepwise Laboratory Improvement
Process Towards Accreditation Program.
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Dr. Robert
Wagubi the head of clinical laboratories at Mbarara Hospital said that the laboratory will now carry out 11 tests that are categorized under Haematology, Molecular
biology, Bacteriology, Serology, and Mycobacteriology, which will be accepted worldwide.
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Dr Richard
Wanock, the Laboratory Quality Manager says that the accreditation of the
laboratory will offer effective services since the results will be released in a short time.
Halson
Kagure the Hospital head of Communication said that the accreditation of the
laboratory is in line with the National Hospital Policy that aims to provide
equitable access to cost-effective hospital services for
all people in Uganda.
The
other hospital laboratories that have in the past been accredited internationally include Entebbe, Fort Portal, Jinja, Makerere University Microbiology
Laboratory, Moroto Regional Referral Hospital Laboratory, and Mulago National
Referral Hospital.
SANAS is recognized by the South African Government as the
single National Accreditation Body that gives formal recognition that
Laboratories, Certification Bodies, Inspection Bodies, Proficiency
Testing Scheme Providers, and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) test
facilities are competent to carry out specific tasks.
