National Public Health Laboratory (Sudan)

National Public Health Laboratory

المعمل القومي للصحة العامة

Stack Medical Research Laboratories in 1937[1]
Former name	Stack Medical Research Laboratories (until April 1969)
Established	1927; 97 years ago (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 / 15.59722; 32.53111
Nickname	Stack Laboratory (Arabic: معمل استاك)[1]
Affiliations	Ministry of Health Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum
Website	www.nbtc.gov.sd
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Location in Khartoum

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 War in Sudan, forcing a relocation to Port Sudan due to war-induced destruction.