National Institute of Laboratory Medicine & Referral Centre

National Institute of Laboratory Medicine & Referral Centre
AbbreviationNILMRC
Formation2010
Location
  • F/17-A, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
Director
Professor (Dr.) Mohammed Shahed Ali Jinnah
Websitewww.nilmrc.gov.bd

National Institute of Laboratory Medicine & Referral Centre (NILMRC) is a state run academic institute for laboratory medicine in Agargaon, Dhaka.[1]

History

The project of the institute was approved by the ECNEC in June 2010. The 12-storey structure was completed in 2017. The initial budget of the project was Taka 138.14 crore, which has been increased by 41 percent to Taka 194.32 crore.[2][3] Prime minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the institute on 31 October 2018. But the institute was permitted to run from 2 December 2019.[4][5]

Prof. Dr. Abul Khair Mohammad Shamsuzzaman served as the first director of the institute.[3] On 24 April 2021, the head of the institute, Professor Dr A. K. M. Shamsuzzaman, died from COVID-19 complications.[6] Current director is Professor Dr. Mohammed Shahed Ali Jinnah.[7]

Objective of NILMRC, Bangladesh

  • To provide facility for community and hospital based training for all level of laboratory personnel.
  • To make a network all over the country to ensure quality of laboratory services.
  • Provide pathological service and utilize the institute as referral laboratory.
  • Introduce accreditation in the field of laboratory medicine
  • Conduct Post-graduate and Undergraduate courses on different subjects of Laboratory Medicine.
  • Conduct research activities
  • Generate income through service provision.

Facilities

Amid COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, the institute is primarily active as a test center for COVID-19.[8][9] Services available at NILMRC with price: Active test in NILMRC

References

  1. ^ "Home". www.nilmrc.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  2. ^ "Laboratory medicine project stuck in recruitment failure". The Business Standard. 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  3. ^ a b "DGHS' three-year project unfinished in nine years". The Daily Star. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  4. ^ ন্যাশনাল ইন্সটিটিউট অব ল্যাবরেটরি মেডিসিন: রোগ নির্ণয়ের সব পরীক্ষা এক ছাদের নিচে. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  5. ^ "Country to get 5 more medical universities: PM". The Daily Star. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  6. ^ "NILMRC director Prof Shamsuzzaman dies of Covid-19". The Business Standard. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  7. ^ "Director". www.nilmrc.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  8. ^ "16 institutes eligible to issue COVID-19 certificates to int'l passengers". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  9. ^ "Lab takes blame for Covid-19 test mishap of Shajahan Khan's daughter". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2021-04-24.