Shifa International Hospital has introduced Total Lab Automation (TLA) system, which is first of its kind in the region, to automate hematology, chemistry and molecular biology on one belt to provide unparalleled quality with secure and swift results. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Guest, Federal Parliamentary Secretary Health Dr Nausheen Hamid said that hospital laboratories nowadays are challenged with greater testing demands, improved efficiency, reliable and high-quality results to play an important part in public health and healthcare delivery systems. The latest TLA lab at Shifa will further improve quality of laboratory diagnostics for a large array of patient and physician populations.

CEO SIH Dr MH Qazi, Chairman BOD SIH Dr Habib-ur-Rahman, and Aziz A Jan (COO SIH) lauded the efforts of the lab team and said that the advent of Shifa Pathology & Laboratory Medicine services 25 years back had the objective of investing into human and technology resources to provide authentic and reliable diagnostic testing to physicians and patients of the region. "We also take pride in providing significantly subsidised rates to underprivileged patients," he added.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Pathologist SIH Dr Imran Nazir mentioned that the automation and artificial intelligence technologies will further expand the scope of laboratory medicine by increasing efficiency and quality.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019