THE Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has warned laboratories offering COVID-19 testing services without approval from government to deist from doing so or face the wrath of the law.
Staff Reporter
In a statement, the health ministry said any result from an unauthorised laboratory shall be regarded as fake/illegal and shall be dealt with in line with the provisions of the Health Professions Act Chapter (27.19) part xviii section 99 subsection 1 and 2.
“It has come to the attention of the Ministry Of Health and Child Care that there are Laboratories carrying out SARS-CoV-2 testing without the prior requirement of assessment and certification.
“The Ministry of Health and Child Care wishes to advise the public that only Laboratories that have been assessed and certified by the Ministry of Health and Child Care in collaboration with the Medical Laboratory and Clinical Scientists Council of Zimbabwe and the World Health Organization are the only laboratories approved to carry out SARS-CoV-2 testing and publish results. Any Laboratory that wishes to carry out SARS-CoV-2 should apply to the Medical Laboratory and Clinical Scientist Council of Zimbabwe.”
Below is the Authorised list of assessed and certified medical Laboratories for SARS-CoV-2
Private Laboratories
1. Lancet Medical Laboratories , St Annes Hospital – Harare
2. Lancet Medical Laboratories , Baines Avenue- Harare
3. Lancet Medical Laboratories, Borrowdale Race Course, Harare
4. Lancet Medical Laboratories- Boscobel – Harare
5. PSMI Medical Laboratories 132 Samora Machel Avenue – Harare
6. PSMI Medical Laboratories Parkview – Harare
7. PSMI Medical Laboratories Immuno Diagnostic Centre,-Harare
8. PSMI Medical Laboratories, West End Hospital – Harare
9. Cimas Medical Labs 60 Baines Avenue – Harare
10. Cimas Medical Labs Highglen – Harare
11. Cimas Medical Labs, Borrowdale Park- Harare
12. Cimas Medical Labs, Montagu Clinic- Harare
13. Diagnopath laboratory- Harare
14. Klosad Laboratory- Harare
15. Multi Tech Medical Laboratories – Harare
16. Flow Cytometry Medical Laboratory – Harare
17. Haematology Centre – Harare
18. Bioexpress Medical Laboratory – Harare
19. Genau Medical Laboratories – Harare
20. Patholgy Medical Laboratory-Harare
21. Upper East medical Centre, Avondale – Harare
22. Biotech Institute, Avondale West -Harare
23. Humacare Medical Laboratory, Longcheng -Harare
24. Interpath Medical Laboratory -Harare
25. Mbuya Dorcas Medical Laboratory – Harare
26. Urea Breath Centre – Harare
27. Baines Pathology Laboratory – Harare
28. Dynacare Medical Laboratories – Harare
29. Corporate 24 Medical Laboratories – Harare
30. Genomix Medical Centre Laboratory – Harare
31. Genopath (Pvt) Ltd – Harare
32. Omnipath Medical Laboratories – Harare
33. Belvedere Medical Centre – Laboratory – Harare
34. Suburban Medical Centre Warren Park – Harare
35. Suburban Medical Centre Westwood – Harare
36. Rapha Medical Laboratories – Harare
37. Premium Diagnostic Centre- Harare
38. Ace Air & Ambulance Services (Pvt) Ltd – Harare
39. Immunopath Diagnostic Laboratory Services – Harare
40. Zenezek Medical Laboratories –Harare
41. Precision Medical Laboratories -Harare
42. Lordsland Medical Laboratory – Harare
43. Mars Clinical Laboratories – Harare
44. Five Avenue Medical Centre – Harare
45. Real Medical Laboratories – Harare
46. UZ-CTRC Family Health Centre Dept – Harare
47. UZ-CTRC – Obs & Gynae Dept – Harare
48. Gamma Allergy & Immunology Lab- Harare
49. Newlands Clinic- Harare
50. Vislink Investments t/a Trauma Centre- Harare
51. Lancet Medical Laboratories – Bulawayo
52. Southern Pathology – Bulawayo
53. Cimas Medical Labs- Bulawayo
54. Procare Medical Laboratories – Bulawayo
55. Corporate 24 Medical Laboratories – Bulawayo
56. Kei Medical Laboratories – Bulawayo
57. Mater Dei Hospital Laboratory (DLS)- Bulawayo
58. 24 Hours Diagnolab Bulawayo
59. PSMI Medical Laboratories – Chinhoyi
60. Lancet Medical Laboratories – Chinhoyi
61. Lancet Medical Laboratories, Gweru
62. PSMI Medical Laboratories – Gweru
63. Cimas Medical Labs- Gweru
64. Idetech Diagnostics Laboratories – Gweru
65. Unki Mine Laboratory- Gweru
66. Genau Medical Laboratories – Gweru
67. PSMI Medical Laboratories – Kwekwe
68. Lancet Medical Laboratories – Kwekwe
69. Cimas Medical Laboratories – Kwekwe
70. Cimas Medical Labs – Mutare
71. Lancet Medical Laboratories- Mutare
72. PSMI Medical Laboratories –Mutare
73. Valuemax Clinical Laboratories – Mutare
74. Lancet Medical Laboratories- Masvingo
75. PSMI Medical Laboratories – Masvingo
76. Healthaide Diagnostic Laboratory – Masvingo
77. Genau Medical Laboratories – Masvingo
78. Medtrek Clinical Laboratories – Masvingo
79. Collin Saunders Hospital Laboratory – Triangle, Masvingo
80. Lancet Medical Laboratories- Bindura
81. PSMI Medical Laboratories – Bindura
82. Dilon Curis Diagnostic Laboratories – Bindura
83. Lancet Medical Laboratories-Victoria Falls
84. PSMI Medical Laboratories – Marondera
85. PSMI Medical Laboratories – Rusape
86. Cimas Medical Labs – Makoni- Chitungwiza
87. Idetech Diagnostics Laboratories – Beitbridge
88. PSMI Medical Laboratories – Beitbridge
89. Lordsland Medical Laboratory, Zvishavane
90. Carelab Medical Laboatories – Hwange
91. Hwange Colliery Laboratory – Hwange
92. World Class Medical Laboratory – Filabusi
Government Laboratories
1. National Microbiology Reference Laboratories
2. National TB Reference Laboratory
3. Plumtree District Hospital
4. Gwanda Provincial Hospital
5. Beitbridge District Hospital
6. St Lukes Mission Hospital
7. Victoria Falls Hospital
8. Gutu Mission Hospital
9. Masvingo Provincial Hospital
10. Gweru Provincial Hospital
11. Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital
12. Kadoma General Hospital
13. Marondera Provincial Hospital
14. St Alberts Mission Hospital
15. Bindura Provincial Hospital
16. Rusape General Hospital
17. Mutare Provincial Hospital
18. Chipinge District Hospital
19. Sally Mugabe Central Hospital
20. Parirenyatwa Central Hospital
21. National Virology Reference Laboratory
22. Chitungwiza Central Hospital
23. Chikurubi Maximum Prison
24. Thorngrove Hospital Laboratory
25. Beatrice Road Infectiuos Diseases Hospital
26. Josiah Tongogara Magama
Research and Non-Governmental Organizations
1. Population Service International (PSI)
2. Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI)
3. African Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Technology (AIBST)
Collection Points Authorised
1. Lancet Medical Labs – Robert Mugabe International Airport – Harare
2. Genau Medical Laboratories – Robert Mugabe International Airport – Harare
3. Pathology Laboratories – Robert Mugabe International Airport – Harare
4. PSMI Mobile Unit – Harare
5. Mount Pleasant Drive Thorough Covid-19 Collection Centre – Harare
6. Milton Park Covid-19 Centre – Harare
7. Belvedere Medical Centre Clinic – Harare
8. Samuel Leon Medical Centre – Harare
9. Klosad Medical Laboratories Collection Centre – Harare
10. Genopath (Pvt) Ltd – Willovale, Harare
11. Chisipite Clinical Laboratory – Harare
12. Advanced Care Support Services- Harare
13. Ace Air & Ambulance Services (Pvt) Ltd – Harare
14. Cancer Association of Zimbabwe – Harare
15. Haematology Centre – Harare
16. Genau Medical Laboratories – Chinhoyi
17. UZ-CTRC – Seke South Municipal Clinic- Chitungwiza
18. Lancet Medical Labs, Joshua Nkomo Airport – Bulawayo
19. Lancet Medical Laboratories – Victoria Falls International Airport
