Abstract: Objective  To make recommendations for improvement through understanding the resources of laboratories of TB control system in Gansu province.   Methods  The information of 100 laboratories, including 1 in provincial level, 14 in prefecture level and 85 in county level was collected. Statistics was made on the quantity of staff members, age, education, technical title and professional composition. Meantime, the laboratory equipment and the present work were also analyzed. Descriptive analysis was used to explain the general characteristics of these indicators listed above.   Results  The education of 33.1 %(43/130) laboratory technicians is technical secondary school or lower；13.1%(17/130) major in neither medicine nor laboratory；The part-time technician accounted for 19.2%(25/130), 14 prefecture laboratories could not carry out drug sensitivity test on a  routine basis, 76 laboratories lack of biological safety cabinets and 65 lack of the incubator.  Conclusion  Both the human resource and the equipment in TB laboratories need to be strengthened.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Laboratories, Health care facilities,manpower,and services