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Metrology is one of pillars in the national quality infrastructure which has basic role to guarantee the health service quality. To strengthen its role, it needs synergy in fostering national quality infrastructure. Deputy of Scientific Service of  Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Mego Pinandito on the sidelines of Scientific Presentation of Fostering Metrology Infrastructure to Guarantee Quality of Health Service in Jakarta on Monday  (07/05) said LIPI encourages all calibration laboratories in Indonesia to have international standardization of health measuring instrument. Mego Pinandito also said that the calibration test standardization of LIPI is expected to be reference for calibration laboratory in Indonesia, so that LIPI laboratories are equal to the international standard.

“LIPI as the highest metrology institution in Indonesia which has been approved by the world. LIPI will get similarity values internationally. LIPI with calibration laboratory and testing laboratory in Indonesia will hold comparative testing of calibration laboratory for calibration laboratory, while proficiency testing for testing laboratory,” Mego Pinandito said.

Mego Pinandito also said that LIPI Metrology Research Center has resulted many research output to support guarantee of health infrastructure quality such as the development of calibration system of  “ear thermometer”. He explained the system will be used in the international comparative test in 2018. (VOI/AF/NITA)