Uganda, April 19 -- The Department of Laboratory Services under the Health Ministry has called for expediting the functionalisation of the Uganda National Accreditation Service (UGANAS) to reduce the cost of accreditation services for laboratories and ensure the quality of services.

Accreditation of testing laboratories, medical laboratories and calibration laboratories is a formal recognition earned by laboratories after proving they are qualified, competent, and comply with international standards. This means their reports -whether for disease diagnosis, paternity tests or water or food quality tests, are reliable.

Mr Patrick Ogwok, the Quality Assurance Director at the Uganda National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services (UNHLDS...