What we offer: Haematology (blood counts, malaria), clinical chemistry (glucose, kidney/liver function, lipids), microbiology (urine culture, wound swabs), serology (HIV, hepatitis, syphilis), and basic histology (tissue samples – sent out).
Turnaround times:
- Urgent (emergency) results: Within 2 hours
- Routine results: Same day (if sample collected before 2pm)
- Specialised tests (cultures, histology): 3–5 days (sent to external labs)
Sample collection: Blood, urine, stool, sputum, wound swabs, and tissue biopsies.
Quality assurance: We participate in external quality assessment (EQA) programs. Our equipment is calibrated regularly. Staff are trained in laboratory safety.
Common tests:
- Full blood count (FBC) – anaemia, infection, blood disorders
- Malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and microscopy
- Blood glucose – diabetes screening and monitoring
- HbA1c – long-term diabetes control
- Kidney function (creatinine, urea) – kidney disease
- Liver function tests (ALT, AST, bilirubin) – liver disease
- Lipid profile – cholesterol, heart disease risk
- Urinalysis – urinary tract infection, kidney disease
- Pregnancy test
- HIV test (rapid)
- Hepatitis B and C screening
- Typhoid test
- Brucella test
- Stool analysis – parasites, occult blood
- Sputum AFB – TB screening
- Wound swab culture and sensitivity (sent out)
