National Health Laboratory Service [SEP] inception
National Health Laboratory Service
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) is a South African national government institution established in 2001. It was created by merging the South African Institute for Medical Research (SAIMR), the National Centre for Occupational Health and the National Institute for Virology. It also absorbed various provincial health department and university-run pathology laboratories.
The NHLS is the diagnostic pathology service for the public sector in South Africa. A network of 265 laboratories service all public hospitals and clinics in the country.
Divisions
(SEDESOL), Economy (SE), Public Education (SEP), Energy (Sener), Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), Foreign Affairs (SRE), Health (SSA) and Tourism (Sectur).
CONABIO performs its functions via an operative group that, since its inception, has been led by José Sarukhán Kermez as National Coordinator. 
External links.
- CONABIO, official website
- BIODIVERSIDAD MEXICANA, official website about biodiversity
- on Spanish language Wikipedia
-  CONABIO Dos