Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) has introduced the first of its kind mobile BSL-3 (Biosafety level 3) Laboratory to Abu Dhabi. The mobile laboratory will be accessible across four sites in Abu Dhabi, including Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), Al Rahba Hospital, Tawam Hospital, and Madinat Zayed Hospital.
Equipped to handle highly infectious disease agents (Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, Yellow fever, etc.), the BSL-3 mobile laboratory will enhance the UAE capital's infectious disease preparedness through swift, safe and accurate testing of communicable diseases.