To Start Identification and Sensitivity testing of Mycobacteria including NOW TB myobacteria

To Better the antibiotic resistance monitoring and to have a standardized sensitivity determination.

To Increase the panel of Serological test like Chlamydia serology, Full panel of Hepatitis Screening (HAV,HBV,HCV,HDV & HEV), Antigen deduction for HIV.

To Setup Virology Laboratory and Institute of Human Virology with treatment facilities for AIDS patients

To Upgrade Mycology & Parasitology sections

To Introduce PCR Based Identification of important agents like Tuberculosis, HIV Infections & Hepatitis B&C.

To Install fluorescent activated cell shorted for CD4 & CD8 counts in HIV

To start HLA Testing for starting Transplantation.

To Establish a referral centre for laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases

To study the trends of drug resistance among bacterial pathogens and also antiviral resistance pattern of local HIV infected people.