| 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. |
| 3 |
To investigate epidemic 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 government or provincial
government |
| 4 |
To develop methodology and standards 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 Center |
| 8 |
To conduct research and training in community
medicine and health services development |
| 9 |
To control environment with special reference to
air, water and food |
| 10 |
To analyses and test the quality of drugs
and act as the laboratory for the purpose of sub section (5) of
section 22 of the drug Act 1976 (XXX1 of 1976) |
| 11 |
To function as sole producer of vaccines
and sera for prophylactic and the therapeutic use and acquire
capability of meeting domestic and foreign demands |
| 12 |
To conduct research on traditional system of
medicine and to collaborate with the international agencies. |