The Guyana National Bureau of Standards’ (GNBS) Certification Services Department yesterday certified Caribbean Surgery Inc after it demonstrated conformance to the requirements of the Guyana Standard (GYS 170:2009) – General requirements for the operation of a laboratory.
A release from the GNBS said that the certificate, which is valid for two years, was formally handed over to the laboratory by Latchman Mootoosammy, Technical Officer within the GNBS Certification Services Department at the Lab’s Thomas Street, Georgetown location. Receiving the certificate on behalf of the establishment was Dr. Surendra Persaud, Managing Director.
The release said that Dr. Persaud expressed gratitude to the GNBS and the Laboratory Team for the achievement, stating that he is extremely proud of where the laboratory has come from where it started sixteen years ago. Meanwhile, Khaimwattie Chandradatt, Laboratory Manager who was described by Dr. Persaud as the driver of the process towards certification said she too was happy that the Laboratory attained GNBS Certification.
The scope for certification for Caribbean Surgery Inc. covers biochemistry, haematology, urology and PCR Covid-19, the release said.
Twenty-three clinical and testing laboratories have now been certified by the GNBS.
