Defence Reference Laboratory (DRL) is the apex medical laboratory of the Nigerian military with state-of-the-art diagnostic and research facilities. It is a product of military-to-military partnership between the NMOD and the USDOD as part of PEPFAR. It was borne out of the desire to establish a laboratory that meets international standards of quality. The DRL is a centre of excellence for diagnosis and research Located inside Mogadishu Military Cantonment Abuja. It is saddled with onsite support, mentorship, monitoring and evaluation of the Program site laboratories, manpower/capacity development, QA QC activities/quality management, provision of high standard medical laboratory services in clinical care and research, handling of referrals.
Currently, DR is ISO 15189 accredited laboratory through the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) and attains stage 4 in Strengthening Laboratory Biosafety Program (SLBP) by US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, Georgia).
Clients depend on the DRL for quality results which are essential in accurate diagnosis for proper management of patients and research purposes. It is therefore necessary for DRL to provide clients with adequate information pertaining to their services to enable them utilize the lab optimally.
This client's handbook is designed to provide relevant information to clients on services available at the (DRL) Abuja. It is also important to note that quality process in sample analysis starts with proper completion of request forms and sample collection. Since some clients (especially clinicians) sometimes have to draw samples for investigation and research purposes, this handbook also provides guidelines for sample collection as well as sample rejection criteria. This is to minimize the number of occasions that samples have to be rejected.
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