Recent Articles Tips, News & Updates 01Jun 2022 News Henry Kavuma Uganda SRL / NTRL Hosts Regional External Quality Assurance (EQA) Capacity Building Training The training focuses on strengthening laboratory quality systems, TB drug susceptibility testing, and the validation of newly WHO-endorsed TB diagnostic technol… Read More 01Jun 2022 News admin Uganda SRL / NTRL Hosts Regional External Quality Assurance (EQA) Capacity Building Training The Uganda Supranational TB Reference Laboratory (SRL) supports the National TB Programs (NTP) through leadership and expert guidance. This includes supporting… Read More 01Jun 2022 COVID-19, Testing admin Adjustment in Operations at Uganda NTRL/SRL during the COVID-19 Threat Period Download Uganda NTRL-SRL COVID Memo March 2020 The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic which is rapidly spreading across many countries i… Read More 01Jun 2022 Pandemic admin Discussion: Considerations for and continuity of tuberculosis (TB) care during the COVID-19 pandemic Following release of the World Health Organization (WHO) Information Note on considerations for tuberculosis (TB) care during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U… Read More Check All Blog Posts The Uganda National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory A supranational reference laboratory is a laboratory that provides its services beyond national borders. The purpose of such a facility would be to complement in-country deficits in capacity. As such, The supranational reference laboratory Uganda serves as referral facility for national reference laboratories. We perform diagnostics deemed technically complex or that require equipment and human resource competencies that are not present in referring Member States. Examples include drug resistance testing for TB (MDR and XDR), and the detection of parasite resistance to medicines. Read more Contact Us Our Partners