Health Services
Laboratory and Blood Bank
Our laboratory testing and screening services include malaria microscope test, hemoglobin, HIV antibody, Hepatitis B surface antigen, Hepatitis C antibody, urine stick, syphilis (VDRL), and STI testing. Mae Sot Hospital performs other tests not available, such as complete blood counts, metabolic tests, and renal function tests. Malaria microscope slides constitute the bulk of our laboratory work. Between 80 and 100 slides per day are processed on average. Of these 65% are for new cases, 35% are for treatment follow-up, and the remainder for the screening of pregnant women and blood donors. Anemia screening is done for all malaria patients, malnourished children, and antenatal patients at the first visit and again at 38 weeks.
The blood donation program activities includes: assuring a safe supply, collection, screening, storage, counseling, and training in safe collection and transfusion. Annually there are over 1,000 donated blood specimens. The majority of our blood donors are factory workers. To ensure a safe and adequate blood supply, all blood donors are screened for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, syphilis, and malaria. Positive and in determined tests results are sent to Mae Sot Hospital Laboratory for confirmation. Donors are given a health risk assessment and health education on HIV, Hepatitis B & C, and syphilis. Those donors wishing to know their HIV status are referred to the VCT program.
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