National TB Reference Laboratory

15/11/2019

ICYMI. Here's the online link to a feature story about published by the Daily Monitor --

Uganda’s Ultra-modern TB lab that remains in the shadows https://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/Uganda-Ultra-modern-TB-lab-that-remains-the-shadows/691232-5347680-pm696pz/index.html via Daily Monitor

The National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory in Butabika has been existence since the late 1950s and serves 21 African countries and yet, little is known about it

14/11/2019

HOT OFF THE PRESS!
Yes, we are the lead feature article in Uganda’s Daily Monitor today. Wanna learn more about our history and the amazing work we do at the National TB Reference Lab? Check out Pgs 17&22 in the Nov 14th edition of the Daily Monitor. Online link coming soon.

18/10/2019

Staff training in Communication skills is going on today.

This is to help our staff better understand the role of communication in their work, as well as build their skill set in knowledge sharing.

17/10/2019

that we are certified by SANAS for "Proficiency Testing" & "Medical Testing Laboratory Tuberculosis and Molecular Tuberculosis"?

These accreditations demonstrate our technical competency and the operation of a worldclass quality management system.

01/10/2019

Under the auspices of the Regional TB Lab Strengthening Project, delegates from ECSA-HC, SRL Uganda and WHO-Afro held a meeting with Lusophone countries in Maputo, Mozambique to discuss plans of Mozambique becoming a Supranational Reference Lab, following WHO accreditation. The Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries are Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, Angola and Sao Tome and Principe. Other countries in attendance were Madagascar and Comoros.

22/08/2019

We want a world free of TB.

Uganda National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory (NTRL) received accreditation from WHO in 2013, making it the first Supranational Ref Lab (SRL) in E.Africa...

21/08/2019

The mission of the National TB Reference Laboratory!

02/08/2019

Ongoing Inception meeting for phase 11 of the Regional Laboratory Strengthening Project.

Delegates from 21 countries in East Central and Southern Africa Health Community - ECSA HC meeting at Radisson Blu, Nairobi to introduce GlobalFund Regional TB Laboratory Strengthening Project to new countries.

A GlobalFund grant of USD 4,500,000 has been awarded to East Central and Southern Africa Health Community - ECSA HC in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Uganda through National TB Reference Laboratory to support the Uganda SRL and other countries to improve TB Diagnosis in the ECSA region.

24/07/2019

Good morning 😊

Our dream is that every person in Sub Saharan Africa has access to quality TB diagnostic services.

12/07/2019

Yesterday, we had a 'Train the trainer, Management Review and Technical Audit' training.

The purpose of the training was to equip participants with knowledge and skills in application and mentorship in Laboratory Quality Management System.

Thanks to the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) team for the thought-provoking exercise.

Photo Credit: Nelson Nicholas Kajoba

East Central and Southern Africa Health Community - ECSA HC Denis Oola

04/07/2019

TB ANYWHERE IS TB EVERYWHERE!

East Central and Southern Africa Health Community - ECSA HC

26/06/2019

Did You Know?
TB Anywhere is TB Everywhere.

TB is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

If person A, with TB, enters a taxi with 13 passengers, and coughs or sneezes, the other passengers are at a risk of getting infected with TB.

Essentially, the TB bacteria can be passed on multiple times. It is for this reason that we at NTRL Uganda are committed to the integration of quality TB diagnostic services to provide prompt and accurate results to patients according to the International Standard of Care.