 The National Health Research Institute Shall Promote and Coordinate Health Research In Pakistan And Act As The

Custodian Of Public Research Funds.

 Ensure Ethical Compliance Of Medical And Health-Related Research To Establish National And International
Standards;
 Provide Financial Support For Health Research Through Grants And Fellowships;
 Evaluate Submitted Research Proposals For Scientific Quality, Ethical Compliance And Validity Of Outcomes In
Order To Grant Funds For The Research Purpose;
 Oversee Research Projects Funded By The NIH For Scientific Integrity And Ethical Compliance;
 Establish A National Bioethics Committee To Coordinate And Promote Ethical Oversight As Necessary For
Biomedical Research In Pakistan;
 Advise The Federal And Provincial Governments And Any Other Relevant Body Or Organization On Matters Related
To Health Research;
 Establish, Strengthen And Expand Bioinformatics For Support Of Research;
 Establish Linkages With National And International Research Institutions, Bodies And Organizations As Well As
Relevant Community Groups And Agencies; And
 Develop Financial And Other Resources For Its Functions And The Support Of Research.

Research Grants
1. National Health Challenge Grants (NHCG) –( upto10 million)

2. Small Grants (SG) (upto 3 million)

3. Researchers initiated grants

Research Centers
1. Specialized Research Centre For Communicable Diseases National Institute of
Health, Islamabad

2. Research Centre National Health Research Complex  Shaikh Zayed Hospital,

Lahore

3. Specialized Research Centre for Metabolic Diseases Research Centre Fatima

Jinnah Medical University, Lahore

4. TB Research Centre King Edward Medical University, Lahore

5. Research Centre Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad.

6. Research Centre Nishtar Medical College, Multan. Specialized Research Centre

For Gastroenterology and Hepatology Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre,
Karachi
7. Specialized Research Centre For Child Health National Institute of Child
Health, Karachi

8. Research Centre Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi

9. Research Centre Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences,

Jamshoro.

10. Specialized Research Centre For Traditional Medicine Khyber Medical College,
Peshawar

11. Research Centre Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, Quetta