Human Medical Laboratories هـیومـن طبــی لابـراتـوار

What Human Medical Laboratories هـیومـن طبــی لابـراتـوار does

Human Medical Laboratories (HML) is a private clinical diagnostic laboratory headquartered in Kabul, Afghanistan, founded in 2014. The company provides four core service lines — molecular diagnostics, histopathology and immunohistochemistry, clinical pathology, and diagnostic microbiology — to general practitioners, specialist physicians, clinical laboratories, private hospitals, and public hospitals across Afghanistan. HML also serves individual patients through walk-in services and online appointment booking, with digital or in-person report delivery.

The laboratory is built on established molecular diagnostic platforms, including PCR testing for HBV, HCV, HIV, HPV, COVID-19, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, plus GeneXpert rapid testing that delivers results in approximately six hours, and PCR panels with 24-hour turnaround. Histopathology and IHC capabilities support tissue-based diagnosis for cancer and cellular-level analysis, while clinical pathology covers routine hematology and biochemistry. This equipment stack is operated by a team of 15 staff including department heads with FCPS, MD, MSc Biotechnology, and PGD credentials from institutions including AKUH, FMIC, and South Asian University.

HML operates a fee-for-service revenue model, charging per-test fees to both healthcare provider partners and individual patients. Distribution is hybrid: a direct-to-consumer channel (walk-in plus online appointments at humanlabs.af) sits alongside a B2B channel of MOUs with 30+ hospitals and a provincial representative network spanning Nangarhar, Khost, Balkh, and Kandahar that enables sample collection from additional remote provinces including Ghazni, Paktia, and Faryab. Marketing is conducted primarily through content (educational blog on preventive healthcare) and a Facebook presence. No public financial disclosures, funding rounds, or M&A activity are reported, and ownership appears to be locally controlled and founder-led.

Name

Human Medical Laboratories هـیومـن طبــی لابـراتـوار

Legal name

Human Medical Laboratories

Website

https://humanlabs.af

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Human Medical Laboratories is a Kabul-based private clinical diagnostic laboratory offering molecular diagnostics, histopathology, clinical pathology, and microbiology testing to hospitals, physicians, and patients across Afghanistan through PCR and GeneXpert platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Reference & Esoteric Testing Laboratories (HLAFAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Microbiology & Infectious Disease Testing Laboratories (HLAFAMAD), Clinical Chemistry & Immunoassay Laboratories (HLAFAMAB), Clinical Biomarker Testing Services (central labs, trial enrollment/monitoring assays) (HLAAAMAC)

Keywords

• Clinical diagnostics
• Molecular diagnostics
• Histopathology services
• PCR testing
• Laboratory medicine

Headquarters

HQ city

Kabul

HQ country

Afghanistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Diagnostic Testing Services: Fee-for-service laboratory testing model where patients and healthcare providers pay for individual diagnostic tests including molecular diagnostics, histopathology, clinical pathology, and microbiology services. Results delivered digitally or in-person within specified timeframes (24 hours for PCR, 6 hours for GeneXpert).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Human Medical Laboratories is a clinical diagnostic laboratory that provides molecular diagnostics (PCR and GeneXpert testing), histopathology and immunohistochemistry, clinical pathology, and diagnostic microbiology services to individual patients, healthcare providers, and hospitals across Afghanistan. Tests cover infectious diseases (HBV, HCV, HIV, COVID-19, HPV, TB), cancer diagnostics via tissue examination, and general blood/biochemistry analysis, with results delivered digitally or in-person within 6 to 24 hours depending on test type.

Product overview

Human Medical Laboratories (HML) operates as a comprehensive clinical diagnostic laboratory offering four core service lines: Molecular Diagnostics (including PCR and GeneXpert testing), Histopathology & IHC (Immunohistochemistry), Clinical Pathology, and Diagnostic Microbiology. The laboratory provides molecular testing for infectious diseases (HBV, HCV, HIV, COVID-19, HPV, MTB, CMV, Hepatitis D, BK Virus), tissue-based diagnostics through histopathology and cytology, and general clinical pathology services. Testing is delivered through a central facility in Kabul with provincial representative networks across Nangarhar, Khost, Balkh, and Kandahar for broader accessibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Molecular Diagnostics Advanced genetic and molecular-level disease detection and monitoring service using PCR, GeneXpert, and other molecular platforms for early diagnosis and targeted treatment support. Tests cover HBV DNA, HCV RNA, HIV RNA, CMV, COVID-19, HPV, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Hepatitis D, and BK Virus with qualitative and quantitative analysis capabilities. For healthcare providers and patients needing infectious disease and genetic-level diagnostics.
• Histopathology & IHC (Immunohistochemistry)
• Clinical Pathology
• Diagnostic Microbiology
• PCR Testing Service
• GeneXpert Testing Service

Quantifiable outcome

• PCR test results delivered within 24 hours
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ariana Medical ComplexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare facility partnership in Kabul through MOU for diagnostic services referral and collaborative patient care.
• Global Medical ComplexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare facility partnership in Kabul through MOU for diagnostic services referral.
• Kabul Atlas HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital partnership in Kabul through MOU for diagnostic services referral and collaboration.
• Amiri Medical ComplexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare facility partnership in Kabul through MOU for diagnostic services referral.
• Momand HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospital partnership in Kandahar through MOU for diagnostic services.
• Haidari HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospital partnership in Baghlan through MOU for diagnostic services.
• Shirzad HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospital partnership in Kunduz through MOU for diagnostic services.
• Al-Hayat HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare facility partnership in Kabul through MOU for diagnostic services.
• Sabet Shinozada HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare facility partnership in Kabul through MOU for diagnostic services.
• Sinan HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare facility partnership in Kabul through MOU for diagnostic services.
• Zwan Medical ComplexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare facility partnership in Kabul through MOU for diagnostic services.
• Hewad Shifa HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare facility partnership in Kabul through MOU for diagnostic services.
• Adei Medical ComplexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple Adei Medical Complex locations (Kart-e-Naw, Wazir Akbar Khan, Neno) in Kabul through MOU for diagnostic services.
• Noor Hamas Curative HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare facility partnership through MOU for diagnostic services referral.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SRL Diagnostics: India-based reference laboratory offering molecular diagnostics, histopathology, and clinical pathology through a national collection network serving hospitals and individual patients. Closely comparable as a multi-specialty reference lab with B2B hospital outsourcing as a core channel.
• Dr. Lal PathLabs: India's largest diagnostic chain operating a hub-and-spoke model with a central reference lab and regional collection centers, serving both individual patients (B2C) and hospital/lab outsourcing (B2B). Highly comparable B2B+B2C diagnostic service model in an emerging South Asian market.
• Thyrocare Technologies: India-focused diagnostic chain that processes high-volume preventive and specialty tests through a central hub lab serving a wide partner network. Comparable centralized-lab-with-distributed-collection model for an emerging-market population.
• Chughtai Lab: Pakistan's largest private diagnostic network operating a central reference lab plus regional collection centers across multiple cities, offering molecular, histopathology, and routine pathology services. Highly comparable as a South Asian regional reference lab serving a similar economic and healthcare context.
• Metropolis Healthcare: Pan-India diagnostics network combining routine pathology with specialized molecular, histopathology, and infectious-disease testing, distributed through hospital partnerships and patient walk-ins. Comparable service mix (molecular + histopathology + clinical pathology) and comparable horizontal segmentation approach.
• Islamabad Diagnostic Centre: Pakistan-based diagnostic chain with provincial collection centers, hospital partnerships, and a menu covering molecular, histopathology, and clinical pathology. Closely comparable regional emerging-market reference lab operating in a culturally and economically adjacent geography.

Regional players

• Al Borg Medical Laboratories: Middle East-focused diagnostic chain with hub-and-spoke collection, hospital partnerships, and a broad molecular/clinical pathology menu. Comparable diagnostic-services model in a neighboring Muslim-majority emerging market, though focused on Gulf states rather than Central/South Asia.

Broad incumbents

• Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp): One of the world's largest clinical laboratory networks offering molecular diagnostics, esoteric testing, and anatomic pathology to physicians, hospitals, and patients. Provides a global-incumbent benchmark for HML's core service categories and reference-lab positioning.
• Quest Diagnostics: US-headquartered global reference laboratory offering the full menu of molecular, infectious-disease, and anatomic pathology services with extensive hospital and physician referral channels. Comparable as a benchmark incumbent in clinical reference lab operations, though operating at vastly larger scale and in regulated markets.
• Synlab: Europe's largest medical diagnostics services provider operating clinical labs and reference testing across multiple countries with B2B and B2C channels. Comparable as a multi-country reference lab operator with a hub-and-collection-center model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/humanlabs.af
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/human-medical-laboratories-%D9%87%D9%80%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%85%D9%80%D9%86-%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%80%D9%80%DB%8C-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%80%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%80%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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