Welcome to the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) was established in 2001 by an Act of Parliament, amalgamating the former South African Institute for Medical Research (SAIMR), National Institute for Virology and National Centre for Occupational Health as well as University and Provincial Pathology Laboratories.
Our specialised institutes include the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH), and the South African Vaccine Producers (SAVP), as our subsidiary.
HCP CORONAVIRUS TOOLKIT
TRAINING POWERPOINT FOR PORT HEALTH RE IPC THE FACILITY READINESS CHECKLIST THE TEACHING/TRAINING SLIDES SPECIMEN SUBMISSION FORM CASE INVESTIGATION FORM 2019-NCOV QUICK REFERENCE FOR HEALTH WORKERS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS [...]
UPDATE ON NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (2019-Ncov) OUTBREAK IN WUHAN CITY, HUBEI PROVINCE OF CHINA
On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) China country office reported a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. The cause has since been confirmed as a novel coronavirus [...]
OUTBREAK OF CARBAPENEM–RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS AT TEMBISA HOSPITAL
What do we know about this outbreak so far? On 24 December 2019, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, a division of the National Health Laboratory Service was informed of a suspected outbreak of bloodstream [...]
The National Health Laboratory Service (“NHLS”) dismisses suspended Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
MEDIA STATEMENT The National Health Laboratory Service (“NHLS”) dismisses suspended Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The National Health Laboratory Service has today terminated the employment of its suspended Chief Executive Officer, Ms Joyce [...]
Innovative “invisible ink” detects TB
Professor Bavesh Kana and his team at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Johannesburg, together with international researchers have pioneered an innovative process to detect TB bacteria by adding [...]
Situation report on Listeriosis Outbreak, South Africa, 2017
Report issued by: Centre for Enteric Diseases (CED) and Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response, Outbreak Response Unit (ORU), National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)/ National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). Note: Data is the [...]
Research conducted covers a wide spectrum of activities in the pathology and surveillance disciplines. The research agenda covers the priority diseases within South Africa, such as HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, pneumococcal infections, occupational health, screening for cervical cancer and malnutrition.
The teaching programme includes the training of medical technologists and technicians in association with the universities of technology. The training of undergraduate and postgraduate medical, dental and other health professionals is done through the pathology and public health departments based at the medical and dental schools.
