The Medical Diagnostic Centre receives GNBS certification
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Tuesday certified that the Medical Diagnostic Centre/ Clinic and Pharmacy is capable of operating in compliance with the GNBS.
Head of the Certification Department of the GNBS, Al Donavon Fraser handed over the GYS 170 Certificate to Medical Technologist Geeta Sirpaul in the presence of other staff at the medical center.
At a simple ceremony at the laboratory, which is located at Lot 39 Brickdam, Stabroek, Georgetown, Fraser noted that he was pleased that the Bureau is able to certify yet another laboratory.
According to him, in order to maintain recognition, the GNBS re-evaluates all
Head of the Certification Department of the GNBS, Al Donavon Fraser handing over the GYS 170 Certificate to Geeta Sirpaul, Medical Technologist in the presence of other staff at the medical center
certified laboratories periodically to ensure continued compliance with the standard.
Laboratories may also be required to participate in relevant proficiency testing programs between reassessments as a further demonstration of performance.
Nevertheless, he also congratulated the Board and Staff of the clinic for their hard work and commitment to the process which led to the certification of the medical facility.
The GNBS Head further indicated that implementing quality requires team effort and recognition of the need for quality
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Laboratory, Dr Leslie Persaud expressed appreciation to the GNBS Team for its support and guidance over the last nine months which led to the remarkable achievement.
Persaud stated that the Laboratory welcomes the certification, which was long awaited.
“I am very proud of our certification, this was all made possible by the hard working staff of the clinic. Our laboratory has been upgraded from what is was in the year 2000. So we are encouraging the public to come in and check us out”, Persaud stated.
The Medical Diagnostic Centre/ Clinic and Pharmacy provides critical healthcare services to patients and this certification guarantees the assurance of reliable test results.
The laboratory is the 14th to be certified to the GYS 170 Standard under the GNBS Laboratory Certification Programme.
The Medical Diagnostic Centre was established by Dr Persaud in 2000 consisting of a walk in clinic, medical laboratory, x-ray facilities, pharmacy and ECG.
