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This laboratory is uncertified by GNBS

Feb 13, 2013 Letters

Dear Sir,
I refer to the article captioned “Doctor unearths scary local lab results” published in the Sunday, February 10 edition of the Kaieteur Newspaper, in which Dr. Agueda Surrey claimed that she contacted the Guyana National Bureau of Standards in November to ascertain if the Multi-Tech Reference Laboratory was certified by the GNBS.
Internal checks revealed that Dr. Surrey did make contact with an officer of the GNBS late last year to determine whether the Laboratory in question was certified by the GNBS. However, contrary to her statement, she was immediately informed that the Multi Tech Reference Laboratory was NOT certified by the GNBS to the National Laboratory Standard.
It should be noted that although the GNBS has spearheaded the National Laboratory Certification Programme, the programme is voluntary for Medical and Testing Laboratories which are desirous of meeting the requirements of the GYS 170: 2009 Standard – General Requirements for the Operation of a Laboratory. This Standard provides a framework for laboratories to ensure that their results are accurate and reliable.
The Medical Laboratories currently certified by the GNBS are the Georgetown Public Hospital Laboratory, Eureka Medical Laboratory, Woodlands Hospital Laboratory, Saint Joseph Hospital Laboratory, New Amsterdam Hospital Laboratory, National Public Heath Reference Laboratory, Balwant Singh Hospital Laboratory, and Georgetown Medical Centre Laboratory.
The GNBS also would like to take this opportunity to respond to statements made by a homeowner, in a recent television newscast, regarding poor quality construction work done for him by a contractor and to address his misconception that the GNBS monitors the quality of construction works done on buildings.
The GNBS does not monitor the Building and Construction Sector but merely collaborated in the past with experts in the field through a Technical Committee to develop the National Building Codes for the sector. Hence, the GNBS would accept no responsibility for the malpractices taking place in the sector today.
Looking forward to your cooperation
LLOYD DAVID
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
GNBS

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