The new LIS (Laboratory Information System) is now in place. The first deployment has just taken place in Zambia. This is a major milestone, after a long journey.

Why change systems?

For decades, the Cerba Lancet Africa network used Meditech software. A solid solution in its time, but whose last major update dates back to... 1996. Meditech has been obsolete for more than 10 years.

In 2019, the starting gun was fired: a new system had to be found. But before changing the LIS, other essential groundwork had to be completed: network security, Office 365 deployment, and the establishment of a cybersecurity policy. The foundations had to be solid before building a new system.

GoodX: the chosen new partner

Following a rigorous tendering process, the choice fell on GoodX, approved by the Cerba Lancet Africa board in 2023. The contract was signed in January 2024.

This new system offers several concrete advantages:

• A patient portal (MyGC) to book appointments, view results and manage personal information.
• A doctors and clinics portal (GoodXCentral) to access results securely.
• An independent architecture, allowing tools to evolve without depending on a single supplier.

A colossal amount of behind-the-scenes work

Above all, this project is a collective adventure. A multidisciplinary team carried it from start to finish: medical biologists, operational teams, IT specialists, quality experts, customer data managers and billing teams.

Together, they built a central database, named CLAIMS, which now centralises key information from 161 laboratories, 564 instruments, 852 analysis codes, 1,873 documented reference intervals... and much more!

Zambia: the first country to make the leap

The Zambian teams carried out one month of parallel testing, entering analyses in both the old and new systems simultaneously to validate the consistency of results. GoodX passed the test with flying colours and was officially deployed on 2 March.

What's next?

The rollout continues. Eswatini and Rwanda are the next countries on the list. In parallel, a module dedicated to histology and cytology is being finalised, with a target go-live date of by July.

In Africa, we are entering a new era for the management of analyses, the delivery of results, and the relationship with our patients and medical partners. « A huge thank you to all the teams involved in this project! This deployment is the result of remarkable collective work. » highlights Matthieu Gogué, Director of Cerba HealthCare International.