National Health Laboratory Service
| Inception | 2001  |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Dem locate for de administrative territorial entity insyd | Johannesburg |
| Get subsidiary | South African Institute for Medical Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Institute for Occupational Health |
| Official website | https://www.nhls.ac.za/ |
De National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) be South African national government institution wey dem establish for 2001 insyd. As dem create am wey dem merge de South African Institute for Medical Research (SAIMR), de National Centre for Occupational Health den de National Institute for Virology. Esan absorb various provincial health department den university-run pathology laboratories.
De NHLS be de diagnostic pathology service give de public sector for South Africa insyd. Ebe network give 265 laboratories service, all public hospitals den clinics for de country insyd.
Dema Divisions den subsidiaries[edit | edit source]
Besides de network of pathology laboratories wey NHLS dey operate nu, de institution san get number of specialist divisions:
Dema Training[edit | edit source]
De NHLS dey involve for training wey dem dey take give all pathologists for South Africa insyd thru ein partnerships plus all nine of de medical schools for South African universities insyd.
Dema Research[edit | edit source]
De NHLS ey involve for pathology insyd den health surveillance research thru de pathology laboratories wey edey run for de medical schools. De partnerships plus universities dey concentrate for few priority areas top; HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, occupational health, malnutrition prevention, cervical cancer screening den pneumococcal infections.
Dema Controversy[edit | edit source]
For 2011 insyd, de Treatment Action Campaign, sam HIV/AIDS non-governmental organization criticize de national government say dem allow de financial viability of de NHLS threaten secof de failure of de health departments of Gauteng den Kwa-Zulu Natal say make dem pay de NHLS for services wey dem render. De financial problems continue go 2012 insyd.