Find the right route for a patient referral or specialist laboratory request. Contact NHRTI before arranging a visit or sending a specimen.
How we can help
Patient referrals
Confirm the clinical service, visit location, appointment arrangements and any referral documentation.
Explore clinic servicesLaboratory referrals
Check the requested test and the appropriate specimen, request form and transport instructions.
Browse laboratory servicesTB reference services
Reference laboratory support for diagnosis, treatment monitoring and drug-resistance surveillance.
Explore TB services
Start with the service you need
NHRTI brings clinical care and laboratory expertise together. Our service catalogue can help you identify the right enquiry, while the receiving clinical or laboratory team confirms the arrangements.
The TB reference laboratory supports the national programme in Copperbelt, Luapula and North-Western provinces.
Explore TB sample referral servicesBefore you refer
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Contact the receiving service
Ask whether the requested service is available and confirm where the patient should attend or where the sample should be delivered.
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Confirm the requirements
Obtain the current referral or request requirements, preparation instructions and specimen arrangements directly from the receiving team.
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Agree follow-up
Check payment or coverage arrangements, the expected reporting time and how results or follow-up information will reach the appropriate person.