LABORATORY PROFILE
Dunkwa Municipal Hospital is a one hundred and ninety-four (194) bed capacity hospital. It is in Upper Denkyira East in the Central Region of the Republic of Ghana sharing Boundaries with Adansi West in the Ashanti Region, Upper Denkyira West and Twifu in the Central Region. Due to the location of the facility, it serves the people of Central, Ashanti and Western Region of Ghana. The facility runs 24-hour service. The laboratory also run 24-hour service. Below is the outline of the various test run at the facility.
1. Hematology
- Full Blood Count (FBC)
- Sickling Test
- Hb Electrophoresis
- BF for mps
- Malaria RDT
- G6PD
- Film Comment
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Blood Grouping
- Blood Banking Services
2. Microbiology
- Urine R/E
- Stool R/E
- Skin Snip
- Sputum for ZN staining
- Sputum for Gene Xpert
- Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2
- RDT for SARS-Cov-2
- Xpert HIV-1 Qual (Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV)
- HIV Testing
- Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg)
- Hepatitis C (HCV)
- Syphilis Test/VDRL
- Typhoid Test
- pylori Antigen and Antibody Test
- Hepatitis B Profile Test
- Gram staining (About to start)
- Culture and Sensitivity Test (About to start)
3. Chemical Pathology
- Liver Function Test (LFT)
- Lipid Profile
- Kidney Function Test (KFT)/Renal Function Test (RFT)/Blood Urea Electrolyte and Creatinine (BUE & Cr)
- Uric Acid
- Blood Glucose
- Glycated Hemoglobin (HBA1C)
- Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)
- 2 Hour Post Prandial Test
- Pregnancy Test
The cadre of staff at the Laboratory are listed below:
- Principal Biomedical Scientist – 3
- Biomedical Scientist – 2
- Laboratory Technician – 2
- Laboratory assistant – 2
- National Service Personnel – 3
TOTAL-12