The institute is made up of four research divisions namely Public
Health, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Genetics. There are also research
support divisions, which include the Administration, Library, Maintenance,
Accounts and Audit. In addition there are other research support facilities
like the staff clinic, Animal Colony Unit, Central Laboratory Unit,
Medical Illustration Unit.
The mandate of the Institute stipulates that it shall conduct research
into human health problems in the country generally and in particular
research into: -
(a) Parasitic and infective diseases prevalent in the country
(b) Major non-infective disease prevalent in the country, especially
sickle-cell diseases, malnutrition, hepatocellular malignancies
etc.
(c) Disease incidental to environmental pollution including industrial
and urban health problems;
(d) Basic applied and operational research for the prevention and
control of diseases endemic in the country in cooperation with the
Federal and State Ministry of Health.
(e) Health Care delivery systems;
(f) The public health problems arising from the construction of
dams and the resettlement of people around man made Lakes and
(g) The Production of human vaccines and sera; (h) Traditional and
all allied fields and
(i) Any other related matters as may be determined from time to
time;
(j) The Institute shall also provide facilities for research in
medicine in cooperation with medical schools, Universities and other
Institutions in and outside Nigeria as well as in collaboration
with the Federal and State Ministries of Health and other Medical
Research Units.
(k) Disseminate the results of medical research to the Federal and
State Ministries of Health, and other relevant bodies.
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