First NABL accredited hospital based labs in Manipur
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 17 2015 :
Shija Clinical Laboratory, Shija Hospitals and Research Centre along with Health City, Langol, Imphal West became the first NABL accredited hospital based laboratories in Manipur.
NABL accreditation whose long form is National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories is a quality assurance tool to the patients or customers that the laboratory is competent to carry out the tests.
It gives confidence to customers in availing themselves of the services.
Test results from NABL accredited laboratories are nationally and internationally accepted.
It is also informed that the process of NABL accreditation started by filing of an application on 12th September, 2014 followed by pre assessment by NABL assessor on 21st and 22nd November, 2015 .
The final assessment by a group of assessors was done on 13th and 14th March, 2015.The accreditation was finally granted on 13th June, 2015 says a press release from Shija Hospital and Research Institute.