National Health Research Institutes Explained

Agency Name:	National Health Research Institutes
Nativename:	國家衛生研究院
Formed:	1995
Jurisdiction:	Taiwan
Headquarters:	Zhunan, Miaoli County
Chief1 Name:	Hsing-Jien Kung
Chief1 Position:	President
Website:	www.nhri.org.tw

The National Health Research Institutes (NHRI;) in Zhunan Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan, is a non-profit foundation dedicated to medical research and improved healthcare in Taiwan. Established by the Taiwan government in 1995, NHRI is under the supervision of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

Organisation

NHRI currently has 11 research units:

Research Units^[1]

• National Institute of Cancer Research
• Taiwan Cooperative Oncology Group, TCOG
• Institute of Cellular and System Medicine
• Institute of Population Health Sciences
• Institute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research
• Institute of Molecular and Genomic Medicine
• National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine
• Immunology Research Center
• Center for Neuropsychiatric Research

See also

• Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan)
• Healthcare in Taiwan

References

1. Web site: DC.Title -National Health Research Institutes.

External links

• Official website