Key benefits

This area of diagnostic medicine helps in the detection of potential development of disease, diagnosis of disease, identification of cause or severity of disease, monitoring disease progression, monitoring the effects of treatment and more.

Our commitment

Our highly skilled and qualified healthcare providers employ the most effective techniques to provide the best healthcare services to our clients.

Services provided:

Our services include but are not limited to:

Chemical Pathology

Glucose metabolism

Lipid metabolism

Endocrinology

Thyroid function

Liver Function

Renal Function

Cardiac Function

Iron Studies

Reproduction / Fertility

Tumour Markers

Haematology

General Haematology

Special Haematology

Transfusion Medicine

Coagulation Studies

Medical Microbiology

Bacteriology

Blood Culture

Urine Culture

Stool Culture

CSF for Culture

All Aspirates for Culture and Sensitivity

Miscellaneous culture

Parasitology

Urine Routine Examination

Stool Routine Examination

High vagina swab

Skin snip for filaria

Immunology and Transfusion

Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) 

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg)

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)  

Hepatitis B Profile 

Urine Pt 

VDRL/T. pallidum Antibodies  

Widal Test

Semen Analysis 

Retro Screen (HIV 1&2)

Blood Grouping

Cross-Matching

Direct Coombs Test

Indirect Coombs Test

Fellowship

THE COLLEGE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE & COUNCIL

Composition of the College

The College comprises the Council, the National Chapters, and the faculties.

The Regional Council

1. (a) The Council is made up of not more than two (2) Fellows (other than Honorary Fellows) from each National Chapter and reflects, as much as possible, the various Faculties.

2. (b) Chairmen of Faculties are non-voting members of the Council, without prejudice to the two members elected by each Chapter.

3. (c) The two Fellows from each Chapter shall include the National President and, either the National Secretary or National Treasurer of the College.

4. (d) The Council shall elect from amongst its members the following officers: (i) The President (ii) The College Treasurer

5. (f) The Registrar of the College is the Secretary General of the Council

6. (g) Any Chapter whose representative is elected to any of the above offices as stated shall replace such officer with another of its members.

7. (h) The Immediate past President and Immediate past Secretary General of the College shall be ex-officio members of the Council, with full voting rights.

8. (i) The representative of the Director General of the West African Health Organization (WAHO) is a member of the Council.

9. (j) The Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Treasurer of the Council are ex-officio non-voting members of the Council.

Powers and Duties of the council

1. (a) Takes responsibility for the overall supervision and organization of the affairs of the College;

2. (b) Holds meetings twice a year and at such other times as shall be deemed necessary by the President or, when called upon to do so on a written request signed by at least one-fifth (1/5) of members of the Council;

3. (c) Responsible for, and supervises the administration of the College through necessary directives to the College Officers;

4. (d) Fills, for the unexpired term, any vacancy created by the resignation, death or removal of a College Officer;

5. (e) Approves annual budget and audit of the College and invest upon such securities in such manner as may from time to time be determined by the Council;

6. (f) Acquires by purchase, lease or otherwise any lands or property as may be deemed by the Council likely to advance or benefit the Aims and Objectives of the College;

7. (g) To manage, improve and maintain, and to demise, sell or otherwise deal with and dispose of, all or any part of the lands and other property of the College for such consideration as the Council may deem fit;

8. (h) To do all such other lawful things as are incidental and conducive to the attainment of the Aims and Objectives of the College;

Membership of the College

The following classes of membership of the College exist;

FELLOWS

(a) Foundation Fellows: This category shall be exempted from competitive examinations but must meet the following requirements and/or possess:

1. i. medical laboratory scientists who were practising as Consultants or Specialists in their respective participating countries and whose names were submitted to the College by appropriate and competent authorities in those countries before the inauguration meeting or other deadline set by the College.

2. ii. A Doctorate degree qualification in any area of medical laboratory science or related sciences with not less than 10 years post-qualification experience as a professional medical laboratory scientist at the time of the commencement of the College.

3. iii. A Master's Degree qualification in any area of medical laboratory science or related sciences with not less than 20 years post-qualification experience as a medical laboratory science professional at the time of the commencement of the College.

(b) Fellows by Examination: All professional medical laboratory scientists with at least a master's degree who have successfully passed the part 2 examination of the college.

(c) Elected Fellows: This category shall be exempted from competitive examinations and have been as qualified with 30 years post-qualification experience as professional medical laboratory scientists with a degree or diploma from a recognised institution.

(d) Honorary Fellows: Honorary Fellows shall be awarded to distinguished persons, not professional medical laboratory scientists, such as the College may wish to honour. No professional medical laboratory scientist shall be elected as an Honourary Fellow.

(e) Member by Examination: Same as for fellows by examination except that such shall have passed Part 1 examination as prescribed by the College.

(f) Any other category of membership as may be prescribed and established from time to time by the College.

Faculty Boards

A Fellow of the College shall head every faculty of the College in line with the constitution of the College. The decisions on the activities of each faculty shall be taken with other fellows of the College.

ADMINISTRATION

A Secretary General/Registrar heads the day-to-day administration of the College and is assisted by a Deputy Secretary General and other clerical staff in line with the Constitution.

INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION

All institutions seeking to mount the fellowship programme of the College shall complete the relevant College form and pay the prescribed fees. The college will after that appoint a panel of accreditation committee to visit, inspect and determine the suitability of such an institution to serve as a training and examination centre for specialization of the programmes under the appropriate faculty of the College.

The Institution is to take care of the transportation, accommodation and feeding of the accreditation team during the visit

OUR FACULTIES/SPECIALTIES

1. (i) Medical Bacteriology

2. (ii) Clinical Chemistry

3. (iii) Blood Transfusion Science

4. (iv) Haematology

5. (v) Cellular Pathology/Cytology

6. (vi) Cytogenetics

7. (vii) Medical Parasitology/Entomology

8. (viii) Molecular Diagnostics/Translational Science

9. (x) Medical Virology

10. (xi) Immunology

11. (xii) Mycology

12. (xiii) Forensic Science

13. (xiv) Laboratory Management/Leadership & Biomedical Instrumentation

14. (xvi) General Medical Laboratory Practice

15. (xvii) Veterinary Laboratory Technology

16. Any other Faculty as the COLLEGE may determine and approve from time to time.