Panel to monitor private labs

Chandigarh, April 24

The Haryana Government has constituted a committee to monitor the working of ICMR-approved private labs for Covid testing. “A committee of experts is to be set up to assess/check documentation/sample processing and quality of medium/reagents of ICMR-approved private labs for Covid-19 testing,” an order issued by the Health Department said.

Among the members of the committee are Dr SS Dahiya, Senior Microbiologist, Government Hospital, Gurugram; Dr Sarita Yadav, Head of the Department of Microbiology, BPS, Medical College, Khanpur Kalyan (Sonepat) or Dr PS Gill, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, PGIMS, Rohtak; Dr Anirudh Verma, Quality Manager, Haryana Medical Systems Corporation Limited; besides, experts from the Office of Director General Health Services and the Public Health Department. The committee may visit private labs once in 10 days to ensure quality testing for Covid, the order said. — TNS