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The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) is the largest diagnostic pathology service in South Africa, with the responsibility of supporting the national and provincial health departments in the delivery of healthcare.
The NHLS provides laboratory and related public health services to over 80% of the population through a national network of laboratories.
Our specialised institutes include the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH), Forensic Chemistry Laboratories (FCL) and the South African Vaccine Producers (SAVP), as our subsidiary.
The NHLS has laboratories in all nine provinces, employing approximately 8000 people. Its activities comprise of Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Research, Teaching and Training, and Production of Sera for Anti-Snake Venom, Reagents and Media.
The NHLS is Mandated to:
- Provide cost-effective and efficient Health Laboratory Services to all public sector healthcare providers;
- Support and conduct Health Research; and
- Provide Training for Health Science Education.
The NHLS is the largest diagnostic pathology service in South Africa, with laboratories in all nine provinces served by 7142 members of staff, and covering 80% of the country’s population.
The NHLS Plays a Major Role in:
- Public health in South Africa through Epidemiology, Surveillance and Outbreak response activities;
- The National Antiretroviral roll-out programme through CD4+ viral load studies and HIV Treatment Monitoring;
- Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring;
- The screening for Cervical Cancer; and
- The support of Occupational Health services.
Our Vision
To provide a high-quality pathology and laboratory services that are clinically efficient and cost-effective.
Our Mission
The NHLS will provide pathology and laboratory services through competent professionals and state-of-the-art technology, supported by evidence-based research, training, and innovation to enhance integrated service delivery to meet the needs of the population.
Our Values
The NHLS has identified the following values as the principles that govern the behaviour of all employees within the organisation: