The National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) (Urdu: ), is a Pakistani research institute located in Islamabad, Pakistan.
The institute is an autonomous body of Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, mainly responsible for biomedical and health related research along with vaccine manufacturing.COVID-19 Laboratory Capacity, National Institute of Health, Islamabad COVID.gov.pk website, Published 22 February 2021, Retrieved 30 April 2021
History The National Health Laboratories was the brainchild of Health Minister Wajid Ali Khan Burki and was approved by the Government of Pakistan in 1961 at the cost of .
By the end of its completion in 1965, its cost rose to .
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External links NIH official website National Control Laboratory for Biologicals (NCLB) official website Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) official website