| 1. |
To advise the Federal Government on the control
of diseases by suitable methods. |
| 2. |
To implement all the schemes and proposals
approved by the Federal Government for it. |
| 3. |
To investigate epidemics and other communicable
diseases and to conduct research on these
problems using modern techniques and achieve
excellence in this behalf and to collaborate
with other concerned agencies under the Federal
Government or the provincial Governments . |
| 4. |
To develop methodology and
standardize techniques for the investigation of
various diseases prevalent in the country. |
| 5. |
To dissipate these techniques to the people
working in the profession by holding training
courses. |
| 6. |
To develop an Institute of Tropical Diseases for
Research and Training. |
| 7. |
To function as National Type Culture Collection
Centre (NTCC). |
| 8. |
To develop a National Virus Reference Center. |
| 9. |
To conduct research and training in community
medicine and health services development. |
| 10. |
To
control environment with special reference to
air, water & food pollution. |
| 11. |
To
analyze and test the quality of drugs and act as
the laboratory for the purpose of sub-section
(5) of section 22 of the Drugs Act, 1976 (XXXI
of 1976). |
| 12. |
To function as sole producer of vaccines and
sera for prophylactic and therapeutic use and
acquire capability of meeting domestic and
foreign demands. |
| 13. |
To conduct research on traditional system of
medicine and to collaborate with the
international agencies. |
| 14. |
To impart training in drug analysis. |
| 15. |
To collaborate with the WHO in quality control
of drugs. |
| 16. |
To conduct research on
applied nutrition like Clinical Nutrition and
food analysis and undertake nutrition education
programs. |
| 17. |
To advise the Federal Govt. in developing food
standards and pure food laws in collaboration
with the international agencies like the WHO and
the FAO. |
| 18. |
To train medical laboratory technicians and
technologists. |
| 19. |
To undertake repair and maintenance of
sophisticated electro-medical equipment for
other institutions on agreed terms and
conditions. |
| 20. |
To function as a source of supply of small
laboratory animals for use in research and other
fields on agreed terms and conditions. |
| 21. |
To perform such other
functions related to the matters aforesaid as
the Board may decide with the approval of the
Federal Government. |
| 22. |
The Institute may, with the
approval of the Federal Government, on behalf of
a Provincial Government perform functions
relating to research and investigation on health
problems on such terms and conditions which may
be agreed upon between the Institute and such
Government. |