National Institute of Health, Islamabad

National Institute of Health, Islamabad
FounderWajid Ali Khan Burki
Established18 June 1965; 59 years ago (1965-06-18)
Key peopleExecutive Director
Major General Dr. Aamer Ikram, SI(M)
Formerly calledNational Health Laboratories
Location
Islamabad
Websitenih.org.pk

The National Institutes of Health, Islamabad (NIH) (Urdu: قومی ادارہَ صحت), 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 Rs. 20.5 million (equivalent to Rs. 100 million or US$360,000 in 2021).

By the end of its completion in 1965, its cost rose to Rs. 400 million (equivalent to Rs. 2.0 billion or US$7.1 million in 2021).[5]

References

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