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Dr Muhammed El-Nahhas, CEO and Chairman of Board of Directors of MenaLabs – Clinical Pathology Services in Dubai, confirmed that MenaLabs laboratories has the ability to perform 3,500 distinct tests, and that more than 2,000 various tests are performed daily in all different types of laboratory and genetic tests. Dr Muhammed El-Nahhas has argued that PCR tests of Covid-19″ at Menalabs laboratories have immense accuracy and quality of the results and reports due to being one of the first private laboratories in the country to own a genetic laboratory for more than five years. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of trained technicians, genetic doctors, specialists in molecular biology tests and workers in MenaLabs’ facilities has increased, as they can conduct more than 100,000 tests per day in all branches in the Emirates. He has added that nationalities of the staff in MenaLabs laboratories are up to 15 nationalities.
A Start from Abu Dhabi
Dr Muhammed Al-Nahhas has touched upon the beginning and establishment of the MenaLabs-Clinical Pathology Service laboratories in Dubai, UAE. He has continued saying “the start of the MenaLabs- Clinical Pathology Service laboratories was from Abu Dhabi and Dubai in 2011, and then the city of Al Ain and throughout that period CBS Clinical Pathology Services laboratories- MenaLabs- have been keen on providing modern and distinguished laboratory services in medical care systems, which contributed to the expansion of business and obtaining an excellent reputation based on the distinguished services provided by the MenaLabs- Clinical Pathology Services laboratories.
3500 Various Tests
Dr Muhammed Al-Nahhas has pointed out that the MenaLabs -a Clinical Pathology Service laboratory-performs a lot of laboratory tests in the United Arab Emirates, saying “We have more than 3,500 distinct tests, and more than 2,000 various tests are performed, in addition to several types of tests in all and different types of laboratory and genetic tests. Whereas we perform more than 2,000 tests per day in numerous specialties, including routine tests such as blood images, kidney and liver functions, hormones, chemical analyses, viruses analyzes, bacteria analyses, and susceptibility tests which reach up to more than 1450 tests per day, and specialized and genetic analyses that reach up to more than 450 tests per day.
First Private Genetic Lab
Dr Muhammed El-Nahhas has shown that the accuracy and quality of the results and reports PCR of Covid-19 from MenaLabs laboratories are owing to the fact that they are among the first laboratories to own a laboratory in the private sector in the country as a genetic laboratory for more than four years. Therefore, MenaLabs laboratories were among the first laboratories that contributed to conducting tests on a large scale because we have the experience, genetic doctors and genetic laboratory, which considers the PCR test of Covid-19 is a part of the molecular biology and genetics laboratory, and at the present time, MinaLabs laboratories examine about more than 20 thousand samples per day, which can reach more than 100 thousands per day according to need and with the presence of the national survey in the UAE.
100,000 Test Daily
Concerning the arrangements of MenaLab Laboratories- Clinical Pathology Services- for Covid-19 pandemic, Dr Muhammed Al-Nahhas has illustrated that “MenaLabs laboratories have increased their capacity and ability to perform more PCR tests, and have increased the number of trained technicians, geneticists and specialists in molecular biology, and PCR tests, and employees of MenaLabs facilities, where they can conduct more than 100,000 tests daily in all branches of the Emirates, in order to carry out its national and medical duty on the people and residents of the UAE.
 
The Diversity of Experiences and Cultures
Dr Muhammad Al-Nahhas has drawn the attention to the diversity of experiences and cultures of the employees, technical technicians and doctors in MenaLabs laboratories, and saying “The management of MenaLabs laboratories has a lot of workers, technical technicians and doctors, and the administration is interested in the multi-nationality working in it and benefiting from all the cadres with expertise in all fields, where the number of nationalities in the laboratories of MenaLabs reaches to 15 nationalities, which enriches the working life with a multiplicity of cultures and makes the laboratory more attractive, whether for employees or customers, and facilitates the interaction and providing services.