Big Boost to Healthcare! AYUSH institute in Kerala gets NABL accreditation

New Delhi, Jun 8: National Ayurveda Research Institute for Panchakarma (NARIP), in Thrissur, Kerala has got NABL M(EL)T accreditation for its clinical laboratory services. NARIP is one of the premier research Institute under the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Ministry of AYUSH.

 

 

 

 

This is the first Institute under CCRAS to get NABL accreditation for its clinical laboratory services. Professor Rabinarayan Acharya, Director General, CCRAS inaugurated the NABL accredited lab during a program held on this occasion in the presence of senior officials of the Council on Jun 7. While addressing the gathering the Director General informed that the laboratory accreditation is a procedure through which an authoritative body gives formal recognition of technical competence for specific tests and measurements, based on third party assessment and following international standards.

 

 

 

 

 

The certification is provided by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, a constituent board of quality council of India. The certificate of ‘NABL Medical (Entry Level) Testing Labs’ has been issued to NARIP- Department of Biochemistry and Pathology on Apr 14. The accreditation of laboratory ensures that citizens get quality health care service especially for those residing in villages, small towns. As an Ayurveda research institute, the scientific data released from the accredited lab provides trust and confidence for its accuracy and precision among scientific communities.

 

As per the officials, the accreditation is significant considering the large number of about 80,000 individuals attending the OPD and IPD services of NARIP in a year. Apart from this, members of scientific communities including those working on diverse research projects, outreach medical camps etc. also benefit from accredited labs.