The University of the Philippines Manila-National Institutes of Health (UPM-NIH) was created on January 26, 1996 by the UP Board of Regents as an institutional home of a network of various research and extension units specializing in health and socio-biomedical concerns. Established on February 13, 1998 through the Health and Research Development Act (RA 8503) , the NIH is one of the four core agencies of the Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) , which aims to provide updated solutions to urgent problems in health in the Philippines through knowledge production, capacity building , and resource sharing among a network of stakeholder agencies. |
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Vision To be the country's recognized authority in health research and development and the key source of critical health information for national development in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Mission To be a major resource center for health research and capacity-building using the framework "Partnership for Better Health".
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