About Us
About Global Clinical & Viral Laboratory
Established in 2002, Full Pathology. The organization’s operation strategy has been designed to meet the challenges of our economy, taking into account the high unemployment rate and to address the inequalities of the past by offering efficient and affordable pathology services We Specialize in HIV/ AIDS/TB/ Diabetes monitoring.
Our lab is registered with Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) and Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Currently GCVL services in excess of 600 daily clinicians nationally.
GCVL has become a Pathology Service Provider for strategic institutions eg CAPRISA, HSRC, MRC, etc. over the past 5 years. Currently GCVL services in excess of 600 daily clinicians nationally.
Our Vision is to provide a fully-fledged Pathology Service that meets the demands and needs of all communities, in and out of South Africa, at the most affordable rates, with NO compromise on quality.
Bringing training to GCVL
- TB – experts Peggy Coulter USA
- Biochem and Haem – Orlinda
- CD4/CD8 UK Neqas John Wong and Liam
Future Plans
- Support Angola and the DRC
- Lab systems, staff training, on going audits
- Implement Quality Assurance systems
Other Initiatives
- Public Health
- Water Testing
- ISO 17025 accreditation complete
Ongoing Education and Training
- Continue to expose staff – July 2015 expect approx 10 staff – USA training
- HPCSA training – Phlebotomy, current Medical Technicians
- March 2015 – Med Technologists training Centre
Outside Interation
- Supporting Nambia – state – HIV Monitoring
- Lesotho – UNAIDS – External EQA lab
- ZIM , support, training ,
Whats Unique about GCV
- Training and Expertise
- Staff travelled to relevant training centres –USA, Africa ,who , local
- We believe the Organisation is as good as its People – investing in Training is v imp
Costing
- In house – we strive to manage as much we should
- Manly because of maintaining our Quality Management system
- Logistics / IT
- Storage/ archiving
- Calibrations of equipment eg balances, pipettes
- Plumbing/ carpentering
How are we so efficient
- Equipment – high Tech – in par with State
- Personal – key component – training, output,
- Taking ownership, being at work when appropriate – not 8 to 5
- Shift work , setting targets, meeting Goals
- Staff motivated – travel, incentatives
Values
- V – Value for money
- A – Accessibility
- L – Loyalty
- U – Understanding
- E – Ethics
- S – Service excellence
Accreditation
