Former name | Stack Medical Research Laboratories (until April 1969) |
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Established | 1927 |
Laboratory type | Public health laboratory |
Field of research | Medical |
Director | Shahinaz Ahmed Bedri |
Location | Khartoum, Khartoum State, Sudan 15°35′50″N 32°31′52″E / 15.59722°N 32.53111°E |
Nickname | Stack Laboratory (Arabic: معمل استاك)[1] |
Affiliations | Ministry of Health Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum |
Website | www |
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The National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) (Arabic: المعمل القومي للصحة العامة) is a public health laboratory in Sudan that was previously known as the Stack Medical Research Laboratories (Arabic: معمل استاك للبحوث الطبية) from its inception in 1927 until April 1969. The name Stack Medical Research Laboratories referred to Lee Stack, a Governor-General of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Directors including Eric S. Horgan, Robert Kirk, and Mansour Ali Haseeb developed research programs on endemic diseases including leishmaniasis, yellow fever, and smallpox vaccine development.
In 1969, the name changed to National Public Health Laboratories, by which time it was a significant medical research hub, affiliated with the Sudan Medical Research Council. The laboratory's role expanded to conducting diagnostics, vaccine production, and research on malaria and yellow fever. The laboratory is a centre for medical education, training, and research. In the 2020s, the laboratory faced severe challenges during the Sudanese revolution and the Sudanese civil war, forcing a relocation to Port Sudan due to war-induced destruction.