.:: Mandate
The mandate of the Institute under the enabling Act of 1977, stipulates
that it shall conduct research into health problems in the country essentially
in the following areas:
(a)Communicable Diseases of Public Health importance in the country
(b)Non-Communicable Diseases prevalent in the country
(c)Basic, applied and operational research for the prevention and
control of diseases endemic in the country in co-operation with the
Federal and State Ministries of Health
(d)Develop human and infrastructural capacities for clinical and biomedical
research in collaboration with Medical Schools, Universities and other
Health-related Institutions, in and outside Nigeria
(e)Disseminate the results of health research in the country through
training courses, scientific publications, conferences, workshops
and other communication channels to the Federal and States
Ministries of Health, relevant stakeholders in the Public and
Private sectors as well as the general public