Sharjah24: Sharjah City Municipality (SCM) announced that the Central Laboratories Department has obtained the international accreditation from the British Accreditation Body "UKAS" for the 22nd consecutive time, through renewing its confidence in the Municipality's laboratories after completing all annual audits of the technical quality of the food laboratory, the environment laboratory and consumables through visual communication technology.

In this context, Sheikha Shatha Al Mualla, Assistant Director General of the Public Health and Central Laboratories Sector of SM stated that the laboratories of Sharjah Municipality went through various developmental stages until achieving the current distinguished level, contributing in qualifying them to obtain the finest laboratory certificate in the world, 

She explained that the annual audit was completed on the technical quality system of the food laboratory, the environment laboratory and consumable materials in the field of laboratory analysis of food products and water, which lasted for two days, leading to the renewal of accreditation for the 22nd consecutive time since 1999 as the first government laboratory in the Middle East to obtain this accreditation, enhancing the achievements of Sharjah Municipality in all fields, especially the health fields, in line with its strategy and objectives.

Commenting on this, , Sheikha Dr. Naglaa Ali Al Mualla, Director of the Central Labs Department in Sharjah Municipality, has reviewed the mechanism of laboratories work and the stages through which the analysis process goes through according to the best standards.