To improve the quality of care in developing countries, we build, renovate and equip clinical laboratories that bring a direct and immediate public health benefit to local populations.
Since 2005, with support from Fondation Christophe et Rodolphe Mérieux, we have helped to build or refurbish dozens of diagnostic laboratories in hospitals and regional clinics. We are active in West Africa, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Madagascar), on behalf of the National Laboratories Directorate or as part of the RESAOLAB project, which aims to strenghten the laboratory systems of seven West African countries.
We are also involved in a number of appraisal projects conducted on behalf of partners including WHO and the UN.
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laboratories renovated by the Mérieux Foundation
“Turnkey” laboratories
We equip clincal labs with modern and suitable materials, making it possible to perform diagnostic tests and providing structures that comply with international quality and biosecurity standards.
We set up standardized quality processes, as well as laboratory information management systems designed specifically for laboratory analysis, thereby making a lasting improvement to the lab’s day-to-day management and the reliability of the data it obtains.
Infrastructures for applied research that comply with international standards
To help implement a long-term health policy, we also create and equip cutting-edge infrastructures, the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratories, created with financial support from Fondation Christophe et Rodolphe Mérieux.
Transferred to local healthcare stakeholders, they help strengthen diagnostics and applied research activities. As the pillars of the GABRIEL network, created by the Mérieux Foundation in 2008, they comply with the highest international standards (with BSL2, BSL2+ and BSL3 rooms).
Eight Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratories have opened since 2005. They are located in Mali, Cambodia, Haiti, Laos, Madagascar, Lebanon, Bangladesh and Brazil. A ninth lab is under construction in Tunisia, in partnership with the Institut Pasteur in Tunis.
Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratories
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Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory of Chittagong (Bangladesh)
The Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory of Chittagong provides quality diagnostics for patients and seeks to develop research programs on high-impact diseases ...
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Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory of Rio Branco (Brazil)
Le Laboratoire Rodolphe Mérieux de Rio Branco (Brésil) est le premier laboratoire de niveau de biosécurité P3 dans la région ...
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Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory of Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Le Laboratoire Rodolphe Mérieux de Phnom Penh (Cambodge) est la première structure du pays à répondre aux normes internationales de ...
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Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory of Port-au-Prince (Haiti)
The Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory of Port-au-Prince is the only BSL3 laboratory operating in Haiti.
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Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory of Vientiane (Laos)
The Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory of Vientiane (Laos) provides specialized medical testing that is otherwise unavailable in the country, in particular ...
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Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory of Beirut (Lebanon)
The Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory of Beirut (Lebanon) is a national observatory for pathogenic agents and infectious diseases.
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Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory of Antananarivo (Madagascar)
Le Laboratoire Rodolphe Mérieux d’Antananarivo (Madagascar) permet de réaliser le diagnostic de la lèpre et l’évaluation de la charge virale ...
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Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory of Bamako (Mali)
Le Laboratoire Rodolphe Mérieux de Bamako (Mali) est reconnu par les autorités nationales comme l’un des laboratoires de référence pour ...