PRESS RELEASE of the May 5, 2020 media briefing.
On May 5, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., an online briefing was held via videoconference. COVID-19 test at the OLYMP CDL was on the agenda.
The briefing was attended by:
Yerlan Suleimenov, General Director of OLYMP CDL branches;
Alexey Balas, Marketing and Innovation Director of OLYMP CDL;
Oksana Usenova, Product Specialist, Allergologist-Immunologist of OLYMP CDL .
The participants of the briefing summarized the history of OLYMP CDL.
2007 is the date of the company's foundation.
2015 is the year of accreditation according to ISO 15189 quality standard.
In 2016 – 2019 the Company became repeated winner of the contest "Choice of the Year" in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 in the nomination "Branches of clinical diagnostic laboratories No. 1" in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In 2018, the Company received the Award of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, national award for achievements in the field of quality "Altyn Sapa".
In 2020, the Company became a Laureate of the Commonwealth of Independent States Prize 2019 for achievements in the field of quality of products and services.
Today, OLYMP CDL has more than 370 places for biomaterial sampling in cities and district centers, 18 laboratory complexes in all regional centers and cities of national importance,
The project on opening PCR laboratories in 6 cities of Kazakhstan was successfully implemented which are Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Qaragandy, Oskemen, Atyrau, Kokshetau.
There are plans to open 8 more PCR-laboratories in other cities: Qostanai, Shymkent, Kyzyl-Orda, Taldyqorgan, Oskemen, Oral, Taraz, Pavlodar.
Participants of the briefing also reported that OLYMP CDL continues to conduct free rapid tests within the framework of the charity event supported by the funds. Free rapid tests are available to residents of the following cities: Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Qaragandy, Oskemen, Semei, Kokshetau.
*In the nearest future free rapid -test will be available in other cities of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
To pass the rapid test you need to fill out an application form on the website cdl.kz. Then epidemiologists of the NCDC make a selection of application forms based on epidemiological criteria. After that, the contact center contacts the patients and appoints an individual time for each of them to visit the treatment room.
In addition to rapid tests, PCR tests can be performed in the OLYMP CDL treatment rooms.
To undergo it, you need to fill out an application form on the website covid.kdlolymp.kz. After that, the contact center contacts the patient and assigns him/her an individual visit time. These measures are taken in order to avoid crowding and to eliminate the risks of potential infection with CVI.
Сost of the analysis is 15 400 tenge, biomaterial sampling is 540 tenge.
As the speakers told, from May 4 in the branches of OLYMP CDL there is a system of discounts for PCR-tests:
discounts by discount card;
social discounts, etc.
The project on creation of mobile places for biomaterial sampling with the support of Aitas Group in the cities of Nur-Sultan, Semei, Oskemen, Kokshetau was presented to the journalists. In Almaty city this project took place thanks to support of Sabi fund.
The briefing ended with answers to journalists' questions.
