Thyrocare Bangladesh Ltd (TBL), a franchisee of the international laboratory chain giant Thyrocare, received the College of American Pathologists (CAP), USA certification for continuous improvement in Quality. TBL participated in the CAP, USA External Quality Assurance (Proficiency Testing) Program since 2015. This program is participated by over 2000 laboratories all around the world. Under this
Program, CAP, USA sends control materials (through courier) to participating laboratories- which run the controls in their labs and submit the results online. On the basis of submitted results, in comparison of all participating laboratories, CAP provides certification to Laboratories having Continuous Improvement in Quality. TBL received this Certificate for 2016 based on its performance in Quality in the years 2015 and 2016. In Bangladesh, TBL is the only privately owned laboratory to achieve this fit. This is a milestone in the history of Quality Laboratory Service in the Country. Thyrocare is providing international standard blood tests through fully automated and integrated laboratory systems which provide accurate and world standard reports. The Vision of Thyrocare is to 50% of world's population, to meet 50% of their diagnostic needs and at 50% of the costs. Thyrocare provides laboratory services to over 20 countries in the world, serving over a billion population in over 700 cities, catering the need of laboratories, hospitals, diagnostic centres, pathologists and over 1000 doctors. It is enlisted by many international accreditation organizations like CAP (College of American Pathologists), International Organization for Standardization-ISO: 9001, National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), India. TBL has started its journey in 2014 as the third lab of Thyrocare Technologies Ltd after Mumbai and Bahrain. TBL providing international laboratories services in 44 districts including Dhaka city of Bangladesh. A very unique aspect of TBL is the Preventive Care Approach. TBL advocates Health Screening Packages to facilitate early detection and prevention of diseases. TBL Offers packages to screen diabetes, heart disease risk, cancer, thyroid disorders and many other diseases. Details can be obtained from www.thyrocarebd.com/wellness or www.facebook.com/thyrocarebd. Another unique feature of TBL is its Home Collection Service. Skilled phlebotomists of TBL collect blood from patients’ home. The sample is processed in the Central Processing Laboratory, 24x7, following bar code system under strict Quality Control Process with guidance from experienced and skilled laboratory professionals using advanced networked automated analyser machines. TBL delivers the tests report through email and hard copy to a patient’s residence under this service. So, the patients need not physically go to laboratory for doing blood tests. Anyone can avail home blood collection services of TBL. TBL helpline number is 09666737373.
