Nigeria: Low Standards - Govt Shuts 15 Laboratories

26 March 2015

Abuja — As part of efforts to ensure quality medical laboratory practice in Nigeria, the federal government has sealed off about 15 health facilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, over poor medical laboratory standards.

The sealing of all low standards medical laboratory facilities in the country is expected to continue with a plan by the taskforce to visit Lagos and other parts of the country in the coming weeks.

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