Government Of TelanganaDirectorate of Institute of Preventive Medicine,

Public Health Labs & Food (Health) Administration

Narayanaguda, Hyderabad

• To provide and make available of safe blood and components for needy patients
• Active organization of blood donation camps
• Screening (HIV,HbsAg,HCV,Malaria, Syphylis)
• Storage
• Components preparation
• Imparting trainings to Government Doctors, Nurses, Lab. Technicians etc.
• Teaching &Training Courses.

• Surveillance of Protected Water Supply Schemes of Urban areas & participation in the implementation of Water safety plans in H.M.W.S.&S.B
• Analysis of Water for Chemical and Physical Parameters
• Microbiological analysis
• Analysis of effluents, industrial and sewerage
• Analysis of water treatment Chemicals & monitoring of efficiency of Treatment equipment
• Surveillance of rural water supply schemes.
• Fluorisis, endemic areas educating the public for safe water drinking
• Trainings like Surveillance procedures, Analysis etc..

• Travelers Vaccination Counseling
• Administration of vaccine and issuance of International vaccination certificate
• Procurements of vaccine
• Haj pilgrimage vaccination (Procuring and forwarding meningitis vaccine)

Immunization Services: (Anti Rabies Clinic)

• The anti Rabies vaccination wing of this Institute works round the year i.e., 365 days.

• To check the quality of food articles in the implementation of Food Safety Standards Act, 2006.
• Investigation of complaint on quality of food and misbranding of food articles.
• Lifting of food samples for the quality checking (Adulteration / Misbranding).
• Issue of licenses under Food Safety Standards Act, 2006.
• Investigation of food poisoning cases (if any).
• Grant and renewal of license to manufacturers/whole sellers/ retailers/ Hawkers under the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006.
• Issue of registration certificate under Edible Oil Packaging Order.

• State Referral Laboratory Lab for HIV testing.
• Conduction of EQAS training to the Medical Officers, technicians of VCTCs and Blood Banks in the State.
• Quality Control of Blood bags, Reagents, testing kits for HIV / HBsAg, HCV.

• WHO Ref.lab for measles Serology.
• Processing of samples for Dengue Fever and JE
• Evaluation of outbreak of fever cases.
• GE (Gastroenteritis - Stool and Rectal swab)

Influenza H1N1 status has been given to this Institute under IDSP for the Surveillance of avian Influenza. This laboratory is catering to the needs of the entire state of Telangana has handled the testing of samples for diagnosis of Influenza H1N1 by RTPCR techique.

• Telangana ERP sponsored trainings
• Telangana SCAS sponsored trainings
• Lab.Attendant / Lab. Technicians trainings
• Project work for M.Sc. students
• Medical students in Lab. Technology
• Food Inspectors training (Food inspection and Sampling training)
• Re-orientation training courses for Food Inspectors
• Water analysis training
• Blood Banking training.(M.O. in Blood banking, L.T. in Lab testing)

• Immunohaematology course 1 year 10 students / yr
• DMLT course for 2 years 40 students / yr
• B.Sc. MLT course for 3 years 20 students /yr.

• Analysis of the food samples received under the provisions of Food Safety Standards Act, 2006.
• Analysis of non-statutory samples i.e. Government Hospitals and Hostels, samples collected by the Food Inspectors under non-statutory provisions.
• Analysis of private samples
• Analysis of imported samples
• Educating the students of M.Sc (Food technology) M.Sc (Home science), B.H.M.S and others on the presence and detection of various adulterants in foodstuffs.
• Training of Food Inspectors as part of their training in food inspection and sampling work.

Diagnostic Services:

• Pathological tests like CBP, ESR, HB% etc.
• Biochemical tests like Blood Sugar, Blood Urea etc.
• Serological test like Widal, VDRL etc.

Water Analysis:

• Analysis of Water for Chemical and Physical Parameters

Diagnostic Services

• Pathological tests like CBP, ESR, HB% etc.
• Biochemical tests like Blood Sugar, Blood Urea etc.
• Serological test like Widal, VDRL etc.

Water Analysis

• Analysis of water for domestic purposes, industrial analysis, waste water analysis, analysis of water treatment equipments, water treatment disinfectants, Alum etc.
• Information regarding the Quality of water of protected water supply at concerned Municipality.
• Water quality of Hotels, Hospitals and ice Quality.
• Information regarding the Guidelines for maintenance of sumps, overhead tanks and the Chlorination procedure to disinfectant the polluted water.

• To check the quality of food articles in the implementation of Food Safety Standards Act, 2006.
• Investigation of complaint on quality of food and misbranding of food articles.
• Lifting of food samples for the quality checking (Adulteration / Misbranding).
• Issue of licenses under Food Safety Standards Act, 2006.
• Investigation of food poisoning cases (if any).
• Grant and renewal of license to manufacturers/whole sellers/ retailers/ Hawkers under the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006.
• Issue of registration certificate under Edible Oil Packaging Order.

• Surveillance of Protected Water Supply Schemes.
• Analysis of Water for Chemical and Physical Parameters
• Bacteriological analysis