EUREKA Medical Laboratory (EML) has achieved International Standards Organisation (ISO) accreditation, boosting its capacity and services at its seven state-of-the-art branches countrywide.According to EML Quality Manager Shawn Manbodh, Eureka is in receipt of the official document declaring that it has passed all requirements for ISO accreditation. He said: “It is with great pleasure that I report to you, my fellow workers, that I am in receipt of the official document that EML is accredited.

“This award of international accreditation for EML proves our commitment to provide nothing but the best to our customers, be it local or international. We are taking patient care to the next level.”

Manbodh told the Guyana Chronicle that EML managed to be internationally accredited as a result of collaboration with the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS). He noted that it is indeed a milestone because the laboratory has been working on the ISO accreditation for three years.
He added that, as such, the services provided are up to international standards, and when blood testing is done, it can be taken anywhere without being questioned or having to be redone.

Manbodh said EML has met all the requirements and its equipment is also up to par, with highly trained staff coupled with a state-of-the-art laboratory.
He stated that EML offers services that range from basic blood testing to the more complex ones, including DNA testing, and EML’s services are very affordable.

Manbodh told this publication that EML was founded on March 5, 1995, and initially it had a staff of two persons and offered a limited range of tests, many of which were performed manually. Eureka has since grown exponentially, offering its outstanding brand of services at branches located in New Amsterdam, Berbice, Parika, Essequibo and Linden. The staff has grown to more than 55 qualified technologists, technicians, resident and visiting doctors.
He pointed out that the range of tests offered is being expanded continuously and the methodologies used are completely modernized.
Collaborative partnerships have been established with U.S. and U.K.-based laboratories and suppliers to ensure that clients have unlimited access to state-of-the-science technology.

The laboratory now uses Lab Information System (L.I.S. by Schuyler House) which allows treating physicians the convenience of accessing their patients’ results online and in real time, Manbodh added.

Eureka is certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards to provide laboratory services that meet national standards.