National Institute of Health, Islamabad explained

National Institute of Health, Islamabad
Former Name:National Health Laboratories
Key People:Executive Director
Major General Dr. Aamer Ikram, SI(M)
Subsidaries:Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination
Founder:Wajid Ali Khan Burki
City:Islamabad

The National Institutes of Health, Islamabad (NIH) (Urdu:), is a Pakistani research institute located in Islamabad, Pakistan.

The institute is an autonomous body of Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, mainly responsible for biomedical and health related research along with vaccine manufacturing.[1] [2] [3] [4]

History

The National Health Laboratories was the brainchild of Health Minister Wajid Ali Khan Burki and was approved by the Government of Pakistan in 1961 at the cost of .

By the end of its completion in 1965, its cost rose to .[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Citizens reluctant to get tested for Covid-19 even for free. Mohammad Asghar, Munawar Azeem and Kashif Abbasi. 9 June 2020. Dawn (newspaper). 30 April 2021.
  2. News: Allergy centre in NIH overburdened by patients from across the country. Dawn (newspaper). Ikram Junaidi. 16 December 2018. 30 April 2021.
  3. News: Govt issues guidelines for use of PPEs (Personal Protective Equipment) by health workers. Ashfaq Yusufzai. 9 April 2020. Dawn (newspaper). 30 April 2021.
  4. https://covid.gov.pk/facilities/22%20Feb%202021%20Current%20Laboratory%20Testing%20Capacity%20for%20COVID%20Web.pdf COVID-19 Laboratory Capacity, National Institute of Health, Islamabad
  5. Book: Pakistan Medical Association Souvenir on the Occasion of XVI Biennial Medical Conference, November 23-27, 1984. 1984. 57.

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