Directorates

Our Vision is to improve the quality of health care service by establishing a quality laboratory system and building the capacity of regional clinical and public health reference laboratories.

Mission

To be a center of excellence in quality laboratory services in Ethiopia.

Objectives

To strengthen the institute’s laboratories with skilled manpower and high technology; building the capacity of health and food science laboratories at the regional level and enabling them to provide quality services.

Major Activities

• Enrol laboratories for strengthening laboratory management towards accreditation (SLMTA)
• Enable laboratories to achieve ISO 15189: 2022 accreditation
• Capacity building for regional external quality assurance programs
• Strengthen regional external quality assurance programs
• Evaluation/ Validation of Equipment and supplies
• Implementation of laboratory quality assurance
• Laboratory infrastructure/ system development
• Strengthen water and food analysis for the regulatory process of the regional health bureau
• Strengthening biosafety and biosecurity system
• Strengthen regional systems for referral specimen transportation and result delivery,
• Strengthen backup testing services
• Capacitate clinical, public health and emergency diagnostic services, and
• Provide laboratory in-service training on laboratory tests