KYIV. Nov 1 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The medical laboratory CSD LAB (Kyiv) opened ten laboratory offices in October and expanded the network to 91 branches.
According to the laboratory’s press release, in particular, in October, three branches were opened in Kyiv, and new locations were opened in Odesa, Dnipro (two new laboratories), Chernivtsi, Lutsk, and Mykolaiv.
In addition, a laboratory office was opened in Vyzhnytsia (Chernivtsi region), it will be able to provide services to the agglomeration, the population of which, together with the surrounding villages, reaches 30,000 people.
The laboratory emphasizes that, in this way, CSD LAB increases its presence not only in large cities but goes to small towns where there is an unmet need for professional laboratory diagnostics.
“New laboratory offices are not just points on the map. As a socially responsible business, CSD LAB is actively investing in Ukraine and the health of Ukrainians. We are doing everything possible to ensure that every citizen has access to expert diagnostics. For this, we are becoming closer geographically, and we are also integrating into the Medical Guarantee Program from the National Health Service, which allows us to perform a large number of tests free of charge upon the referral of a doctor,” said Oleksandr Dudin, CEO of CSD LAB.
As reported, at the beginning of 2023, the CSD LAB network included 40 laboratory offices. By the end of 2024, CSD LAB plans to increase the number of branches to 100.
CSD LAB is one of the leading laboratories in Ukraine, providing more than 1,500 tests: from a general blood test to determining genetic disorders in a tumor using NGS. For 13 years now, CSD LAB has been one of the largest pathological laboratories in Eastern Europe.