National Health Laboratory

The National Health Laboratory (Laboratoire national de santé - LNS) is a public-sector organisation that operates under the authority of the Ministry of Health and Social Security.

Remit

The LNS is tasked with:

• conducting scientific testing and analyses in connection with the prevention, diagnosis and follow-up of human diseases;
• fulfilling the role of a national control or benchmark laboratory;
• providing forensic analysis services.

Areas of activity

The LNS is a public-sector organisation that provides services in connection with the diagnosis, monitoring and prevention of human diseases. It performs the functions of a national benchmark laboratory in a number of areas, and provides expert testing and analysis services for matters relating to public health.

The LNS works mainly in the following areas:

• cancer;
• Infectious diseases;
• toxicology;
• the control of medicinal products;
• metabolic and hereditary diseases;
• biological and environmental monitoring; and
• food safety.