OVERVIEW

Transversal Functions provides crucial support to the various service functions and core business activities of the NICD. Central services include the division for Biosafety, Sequencing Core Facility and Quality Assurance among others.

DIVISION OF BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY

At the forefront of biosafety, biosecurity, and biocontainment excellence in Africa and beyond.
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SEQUENCING CORE FACILITY

The Sequencing Core Facility perates Sanger and several next-generation sequencers and maintains a fully equipped laboratory and staff able to perform a variety of sequencing applications ....


QUALITY ASSURANCE

The NICD is committed to providing results on surveillance testing and outbreaks to the highest international standards. To this end, the NICD laboratories, including selected research laboratories, have been SANAS accredited in accordance with ISO 15189:2012....