Cerba Lancet Africa Group

Cerba Lancet Africa is the leading network of clinical pathology and biomedical laboratories in Africa, with the ambition to become the leading diagnostic services provider in Africa and world-class standards of pathology services to patients and medical communities across the continent. Cerba Lancet Africa is a joint venture created in 2019 with the French group Cerba HealthCare, a leading international player in medical diagnosis, and Lancet Laboratories, the foremost name in clinical pathology in sub-Saharan Africa.

Through the Joint Venture, Cerba Lancet Africa operates a network of more than 100 ISO-accredited laboratories across 14 African countries: Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

“Our goal is to provide Africa with the best medical diagnostic solutions at world-class standards to improve the quality of life of communities.”

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4000
Tests in the Catalogue
170
Number of Sites
386900
Average Monthly Number of Tests
148100
Average Monthly Number of Patients

Our Mission

To be the leading force in local medical diagnostics in Africa, while offering the highest standards of pathology and biomedical services to patients and medical communities across the continent.

Our Vision

To provide Africa with the best medical diagnostic solutions at world-class standards to improve the quality of life of communities.

Our Values

Respect
Excellence
Commitment
Equity in Health

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Publications

Cerba Healthcare successful first drone flight in France and Italy
2023 Press Releases | 15 March 2023
Cerba And Taliaz to leverage Artificial Intelligence and Genetics Expertise to improve patient care management in depression
2022 Press Releases | 21 October 2022
Cerba Lancet Africa Signs Strategic Partnership With International Clinical Laboratories in EthiopiaCerba Lancet Africa Signs Strategic Partnership With International Clinical Laboratories in Ethiopia
2022 Press Releases | 3 October 2022

Latest News

World-class medical diagnostics for Africa
In the News | 2022-07-18

Improving access to quality lab tests among private health care providers in Kenya

In the News | 2022-04-28

Gold Star Kenya and Pathologists Lancet Kenya have entered into a strategic partnership that will see over 100 private health facilities linked to Pathologists Lancet Kenya from all over the country.

News on Lancet at Goodlife Launch

In the News | 2022-02-21

Goodlife Pharmacy and the Lancet Group of Labs have inked a collaborative partnership deal that will, from this month, see Lancet establish and operate laboratory patient service centres within selected Goodlife Pharmacy stores to enable easier, better and more convenient access to quality lab test services to patients and health consumers.

Our Network

Ethiopia

  • No. labs: N .C.
  • * No. of patients: 24 200
  • * No. of tests performed: 39 900
* Average monthly number of

Gabon

  • No. labs: N .C.
  • * No. of patients: 2 800
  • * No. of tests performed: 14 500
* Average monthly number of

Ghana

  • No. labs: 27
  • * No. of patients: 39 000
  • * No. of tests performed: 148 500
* Average monthly number of

Kenya

  • No. labs: 34
  • * No. of patients: 32 000
  • * No. of tests performed: 103 000
* Average monthly number of

Nigeria

  • No. labs: 11
  • * No. of patients: 1 800
  • * No. of tests performed: 53 000
* Average monthly number of

Mozambique

  • No. labs: 2
  • * No. of patients: 1 300
  • * No. of tests performed: 5 400
* Average monthly number of

Rwanda

  • No. labs: 5
  • * No. of patients: 2 000
  • * No. of tests performed: 8 000
* Average monthly number of

Eswatini

  • No. labs: 5
  • * No. of patients: 6 200
  • * No. of tests performed: 17 300
* Average monthly number of

Tanzania

  • No. labs: 10
  • * No. of patients: 14 000
  • * No. of tests performed: 75 000
* Average monthly number of

Uganda

  • No. labs: 21
  • * No. of patients: 19 000
  • * No. of tests performed: 77 000
* Average monthly number of

Zambia

  • No. labs: 4
  • * No. of patients: 4 000
  • * No. of tests performed: 12 500
* Average monthly number of

Zimbabwe

  • No. labs: 23
  • * No. of patients: 24 000
  • * No. of tests performed: 78 000
* Average monthly number of

Current Network

  • Botswana
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Ghana
  • Ivory Coast
  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
  • Mozambique
  • Rwanda
  • Eswatini
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Cerba Lancet Africa on the continent

Botswana Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Ghana Ivory Coast Kenya Mozambique Nigeria Rwanda Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe