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FOREWORD INTRODUCTION

Assalamualaikum and greetings,

I would like to congratulate the team editing the HTAA Pathology Service Handbook, 2018. It
takes some time since the last manual produced in 2011 and therefore, an updated manual is
very much in need to notify all our lab users with the current service provided.
There are rapid change in procedures and technology in each laboratory or unit ever since,
contributing much to the differences as compare to the last edition.
This latest handbook serves mainly as a guide for maintaining sample integrity and appropriate
sample management. Being the referral lab for Pahang, I’m very much hoping that this handbook
will be a useful guide not only for our local clients in HTAA, but also to the other District Hospitals
or Health Clinics in Pahang. .
We also welcome further communication and comments for us to improve the service.

Thank you.

DR HJH AZLINA ABD RAHMAN
Head of Pathology Service , Pahang State.

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