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LABORATORY AND RESEARCH |
Director :
Kekeletso Kao
Mandate & Objectives
Laboratory services are a key component of diagnosis,
treatment and control of various health conditions including
tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and screening for cervical cancer.
The mandate of this department is to provide diagnostic
support for the medical doctors through the provision of
rapid and reliable clinical, microbiological and
haematological tests. Specific objective of the department
include the provision of good quality diagnostic and
preventive services, including tests for the prevention of
mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programme, to provide
supervision and support to district laboratories to develop
and oversee implementation of the Blood transfusion policy
and strategic plan. The laboratory undertakes three
important functions in the overall treatment and care of
patients: i) The clinical chemistry section undertakes
monitoring and diagnosis of metabolic disorders; ii) the
microbiology section screens for communicable and infectious
diseases particularly for food handlers and issues
prospective students/ employees with certification; iii) the
haematology section undertakes blood tests including HIV
tests and CD4 counts. iv) the blood transfusion section
mobilises from the public and supplies blood to patients in
need, while the cellular pathology section provides
information on morphology of cells and tissues to determine
abnormalities.
All the sections have experienced an increase in the volume
of tests undertaken mainly because of the advent of
HIV/AIDS, which requires continuous monitoring of blood
counts, but also the diagnosis and control of the increasing
prevalence of opportunistic diseases such as tuberculosis
and sexually transmitted as well as non-communicable
diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. The key
challenges facing the department are demotivation of the
public to donate blood which has led to insufficient
supplies, inadequate staffing at all the levels,
insufficient infrastructure for decentralisation of some
services, such CD4 counts and the biggest challenge is the
lack of space for the Laboratory department to operate
efficiently and effectively.
STAFFING PROFILE
Profession Total number Vacancies
Pathologist 1 1
Laboratory technologist 27 13
Laboratory technicians 38 0
DOCUMENTS
Blood transfusion policy & strategic plan
Contact Person
David Mothabeng.
Position Laboratory Manager
Telephone +266 - 22310507
Fax +266 - 22310507
Email:
dmothabeng@yahoo.com
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