Lancet Group of Labs is the largest independent medical laboratory network in the region with more than 40 branches in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.
It is part of Lancet group of Laboratories that was founded originally in South Africa.
Labs that achieve the rigorous global rating produce results of guaranteed safety and can be accepted anywhere in the world, eliminating likelihood of doctors making errors in diagnosis and management of their patients.
Regional medical laboratory service provider Lancet Group of Labs is undertaking voluntary international rating of its facilities all over East Africa to guarantee accuracy of its lab results and cut misdiagnosis of patients by doctors with an eye on gaining business.
Lancet in a statement said its main facility in Dar-es-salaam Tanzania is the latest branch of the independent lab network headquartered in Nairobi to achieve the international standards of processing lab tests.
“The exercise is costly and demanding but we are determined to voluntarily match international standards to better support the health sector in the region with reliable and quality diagnostic services,” said Lancet’s East Africa managing director and consultant pathologist Ahmed Kalebi.
Lancet offers over 4,000 routine and specialised medical lab tests ranging from cancer, to diabetes to HIV.
Lancet Group of Labs is the largest independent medical laboratory network in the region with more than 40 branches in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. It is part of Lancet group of Laboratories that was founded originally in South Africa.
Labs that achieve the rigorous global rating produce results of guaranteed safety and can be accepted anywhere in the world, eliminating likelihood of doctors making errors in diagnosis and management of their patients.
According to the World Health Organisation, the bulk of incidence of misdiagnosis and mismanagement of patients by doctors in developing countries are due to inaccurate lab results.
The latest accreditation brings the number of Lancet’s facilities in the region to achieve the rigorous global rating to six, with the bulk of them being in Kenya.
Lancet has about 40 branches in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania and offers routine and specialised laboratory diagnostic services for the doctors, clinics, hospitals, corporate, insurance and occupational health sectors.
Accreditation to international standards often costs between Sh2.5 million to Sh4 million per facility, including direct fees as well as preparations for the exercise.
The accreditation for the Tanzanian facility was carried out by the Southern African Development Community Accreditation Services (SADCAS), while those in Kenya were rated by the Kenya Accreditation Service (KENAS).
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