Functions of NIH

The functions of NIH as laid down in the ordinance No. XLIII of 1980 are as follows:

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.