Quality Control
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Quality Control Laboratory (Room no: 353)
- And Media preparation / Training
The laboratory is located in the Right wing in 2nd floor of the main building
Staff Profile ACTIVITIES
Head of Laboratory: Dr. Lilani Karunanayake
Consultant Clinical Microbiologist
Mrs. Kumudini Kulatunga - Senior Research Officer
Mrs. Kumari Abeysekera - Chief Medical Laboratory Technologist
Mr. Asiri Sandaruwan - Senior Medical Laboratory Technologist
Ms. Randima - Medical Laboratory Technologist
Mr. C. Dasanayake - Senior Laboratory Orderly
Mr. N. Wijesinghe - Laboratory Orderly
Ms. Gihani - Supporting staff
Events
2-day workshop on Quality Assurance in Bacteriology for NEQAS participating laboratories' held on 12-13th July 2018
National External Quality Assessment Scheme in Bacteriology (NEQAS)
21st YEAR
Uninterrupted service in microbiology quality assurance
Organizing laboratory of the ‘National External Quality Assessment Scheme in Bacteriology’ conducted for the state and private sector microbiology laboratories in Sri Lanka. The program commence in 1997 by Dr. R.S.B. Wickramasinghe and Dr. M. Atapattu, Consultant Bacteriologists.
Objectives
- to improve the quality of medical laboratories in Sri Lanka conducting bacteriological investigations
- to standardize the performance of bacteriological techniques and antibiotic susceptibility testing
- to promote Internal Quality Control (IQC) and to identify the competent laboratories in the state and the private sector
Participation in the scheme
The participation is voluntary. Those who intend to enroll in the NEQAS should make a request through the relevant officials to the address below. Samples are issued free of charge to government hospitals and institutions whereas for Universities and private laboratories an annual fee of Rs.3000/= is charged.
Contact details
Address: Quality Control Laboratory
Department of Bacteriology
Medical Research Institute
Dr. Danister de Silva Mawatha, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka
Some Moments of 2-day workshop on Quality Assurance in Bacteriology for NEQAS participating laboratories' held on 12-13th July 2018 at Aldo Castallani Auditorium - MRI