Quality Strategy

The RIIP®/CENQAM® is committed to deliver quality services that shall be continuously improved throughout the entire organisation assisted by a documented quality management system consistent with GMP and applicable regulatory requirements in order to:

  • Consistently meet or exceed our customer's expectations for service quality and performance.
  • Generate accurate and reliable results on time.
  • Provide employees with meaningful work and advancement opportunities.
  • Provide employees with a healthy and safe working environment as far as reasonably practicable.
  • Improve our environmental performance by engaging in safe disposal of chemical and pharmaceutical waste according to national environmental protection legislation.
  • Provide the stakeholder (North-West University) with sustainable income and goodwill.
  • Conform to South African Health Product Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) – cGMP and WHO – GMP regulations and guidelines.
  • Conform to the Accreditation Act (Act 19 of 2006), ISO 17025:2017, SANAS and other relevant quality standards, technical documentation and regulations.
  • Maintain ISO 17025 accreditation for techniques/methods as listed under point 5.
  • Maintain the positive resolution of the local South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), recommending the RIIP®/CENQAM® as a third-party laboratory for testing of medicine in respect of quality.