"The range of investigations and the standard of diagnostic and therapeutic facilities available in the city were upgraded after the establishment of the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) and as a result there has been an all-round improvement in the general medical standards in other private institutions, " said Dr Faridon Setna, Medical Superintendent of Lady Dufferin Hospital. He was the chief guest at the opening ceremony of AKUH's twenty- sixth Laboratory Specimen Collection Unit at Lady Dufferin Hospital in Karachi. He said that this Laboratory Specimen Collection Unit at Lady Dufferin Hospital is beneficial for the patients of this hospital as well as the local residents.
Addressing the guests, Mr John B. Stevens, Director University Administration and Director General of the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), said that, "Due to the precision and accuracy of tests, AKUH Laboratories have become a national referral service for hospitals, clinicians and other laboratories all over the country." The AKUH Laboratory Collection Units have made accessible its high quality of laboratory tests to the community across the country.
The Clinical Laboratories are certified for ISO 9002 Quality Management System for maintaining consistent international standards of quality service. The Laboratory quality assurance and quality control program was rated exceptionally high in the recent ISO 9002 audit, conducted by AIB Vincotte of Belgium Auditors. Dr Sheema H. Hassan, Acting Chairman, Department of Pathology, AKU, said "the visiting audit team recommended AKUH Clinical Laboratory for accreditation by a higher authority from UK/USA."
In 1987, AKUH's first Laboratory Specimen Collection Unit was established at Clifton to provide easy accessibility to the patients and physicians in District South. Since then, AKUH Laboratory has established its countrywide presence with an extensive outreach program.
"The range of investigations and the standard of diagnostic and therapeutic facilities available in the city were upgraded after the establishment of the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) and as a result there has been an all-round improvement in the general medical standards in other private institutions, " said Dr Faridon Setna, Medical Superintendent of Lady Dufferin Hospital. He was the chief guest at the opening ceremony of AKUH's twenty- sixth Laboratory Specimen Collection Unit at Lady Dufferin Hospital in Karachi. He said that this Laboratory Specimen Collection Unit at Lady Dufferin Hospital is beneficial for the patients of this hospital as well as the local residents.
Addressing the guests, Mr John B. Stevens, Director University Administration and Director General of the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), said that, "Due to the precision and accuracy of tests, AKUH Laboratories have become a national referral service for hospitals, clinicians and other laboratories all over the country." The AKUH Laboratory Collection Units have made accessible its high quality of laboratory tests to the community across the country.
The Clinical Laboratories are certified for ISO 9002 Quality Management System for maintaining consistent international standards of quality service. The Laboratory quality assurance and quality control program was rated exceptionally high in the recent ISO 9002 audit, conducted by AIB Vincotte of Belgium Auditors. Dr Sheema H. Hassan, Acting Chairman, Department of Pathology, AKU, said "the visiting audit team recommended AKUH Clinical Laboratory for accreditation by a higher authority from UK/USA."
In 1987, AKUH's first Laboratory Specimen Collection Unit was established at Clifton to provide easy accessibility to the patients and physicians in District South. Since then, AKUH Laboratory has established its countrywide presence with an extensive outreach program.
