Invisible Yet Invincible: NHLS Celebrates World Laboratory Day and Honours the Force Behind South Africa’s Public Health System
JOHANNESBURG: The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), alongside the international community, observe World Laboratory Day on 23 April 2026. This day falls within the Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, which runs from 19-25 April 2026. By [...]
NHLS CONDEMNS FALSE, RECKLESS AND DEFAMATORY ALLEGATIONS CIRCULATED ON X
Johannesburg: The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) unequivocally rejects and condemns the misleading, reckless and unjustifiably defamatory allegations published on X (formerly Twitter) from an account whose user identifies as Modibe Vladimir Modiba and his [...]
NHLS Steps Up for Mthatha Flood Relief: Donations Handover to OR Tambo Disaster Management
Johannesburg: The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) will officially hand over a consignment of essential goods to the OR Tambo District Disaster Management team in Mthatha on Friday, 07 November 2025, to assist communities affected [...]
NHLS Goes Digital: New Mobile App Puts Laboratory User Handbook At Clinicians’ Fingertips
Johannesburg: In a major step towards digital transformation in public health, the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has unveiled a first-of-its-kind mobile application for its Laboratory User Handbook. Now available on both the Google Play [...]
PathReD 2025: Bridging the Diagnostic Gap, Powering Health Equity
The Pathology Research and Development Congress (PathReD) 2025, South Africa’s premier conference on pathology and diagnostics, will take place at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, from 2–5 October 2025. More than a scientific meeting, [...]