The Central Chemical and Toxicology Laboratory of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereinafter — the Laboratory) was established by Decision No. 12 of the Board of the Ministry of Health, dated 11 September 2024.
The Laboratory is a public legal entity that conducts chemical and toxicological laboratory analysis, acts as a reference laboratory by providing methodological and practical support to laboratories operating in this field across the country, and carries out statistical analysis and consolidation of collected data.
The Laboratory was established pursuant to sub-clause 2.5.3 of Decree No. 759 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, dated 3 February 2016, on the application of Law No. 97-VQ of 29 December 2015 "On Public Legal Entities".
In its activities, the Laboratory is guided by the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Civil Code, the Laws "On Protection of Public Health", "On Sanitary-Epidemiological Welfare", and "On Public Legal Entities", the international treaties to which the Republic of Azerbaijan is a party, other normative legal acts, its Charter, as well as the decisions, orders, and instructions of the Ministry of Health.
Mission and objectives
The primary purpose of the Laboratory is to protect public health and safeguard related rights. This purpose is achieved through the following directions:
- Conducting chemical and toxicological analysis with high precision.
- As a reference laboratory, providing methodological and practical support to laboratories operating in this field within the country, including giving opinions on disputes arising between them.
- Carrying out statistical analysis and consolidation of collected data.
- Conducting scientific research.
- Ensuring cooperation with international reference laboratories.
- Verifying inconclusive results of profile-related analyses.
The Laboratory is used as a clinical training base, under contract, by educational institutions engaged in the training and retraining of medical specialists in its areas of activity.