POLIO LABORATORY INFORMATION
Location
The National Polio Reference Laboratory (NPRL) is located on the premises of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), Virology Department, on the University of Ghana campus, Legon
Hours of operation
Unless in emergencies, the NPRL’s hours of operation are from 8:00am to 5:00pm on Monday through Friday. The NPRL does not officially open on weekends or public holidays. We are however equipped with on-site-specific emergency response capability.
Contact Information
For further information, please contact
Telephone: +233 24 560 3970
Email: ghanapolioreferncelab@noguchi.ug.edu.gh
Principal Investigator:
JOdoom@noguchi.ug.edu.gh
Professor John Kofi Odoom
Tel:+233 24 560 3970
Requesting and Collection of Samples
Turn-Around-Time (TAT)
Turnaround time between sample receipt and reporting finalized complete results is as follows;
Isolation – 14 days
ITD – 7 days
Sequencing – 7 days
Reporting of results
Reports of laboratory examination results are delivered through email and SORMAS, in oder to protect the confidentiality of data and records.