The Siriraj Laboratory Centre will alsoenure the quality of the results is notaffected by postal handling, said Pattarachai Kiratisin, chairman of the Department of Microbiology. "Our accredited testing lab is well equipped with international standard quality control systems," he said.
More than 1,300 post offices are on standby to support the service, charging 50 baht to 100 baht for samples under 500 grammes, said Thailand Post's Suchada Phuttaraksa.
The lab service, which will take one to two days, is restricted to samples which can de kept at room temperature. At the moment patients in remote areas are typicall referred to the nearest provincial hospital. Hospitals can track samples via the Track&Teace service at www.thailandpost.co.th or by the 1545 call centre service.