Zero error in HIV testing stressed
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, October 18 2012: Prof S Sekharjit, Director of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal underlined the imperative need of the participation of doctors and technicians in the national referral laboratories for ensuring zero errors while handling the suspected cases of HIV patients because there is a big difference in the first hand and second hand reports, Prof Sekharjit added, while inaugurating a day-long workshop cum training of the representatives of the national and state referral laboratories at the Jubilee hall of RIMS here today.

Observing that state referral laboratories would improve their position, he also announced that RIMS is always ready to extend financial and other assistances to various workshops for the advancement of the knowledge in medical science.

Representatives from Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland participated in the workshop cum training programme.

It was organised by Microbiology Department of RIMS in collaboration with MACS.

Participating in the workshop, Prof Ng.

Brajachand, HOD, Microbiology department, explained that the objective of the workshop is to improve the quality of the HIV testing in RIMS which is one of the 12 national referral laboratories.

There should be no mistake in the testing since it involves human and financial factors.

He also said that the quality of the testing kits should be maintained.

Global efforts are on for the standardization of the laboratories and the competence of the technicians is a must.

L.R.Kom, the Deputy Director of MACS underlined the importance of laboratory results since doctors depend on these while treating the patients.

E.Debendra Meitei, the Deputy Director of RIMS said that the dynamic Microbiology department has been organising many workshops.

All future proposals for such workshops which are meant for the benefit of the participants would be cleared, he assured.

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