The Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine (NIOM) is a state-owned

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. It is the leading institute in the field of occupational and environmental health in Poland, and has the status of

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Collaborating Centre. The institute was established in 1954 as a unit of the

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, and is now an independent institute. It provides expertise to the Ministry of Health and serves as an advisory body to several governmental agencies. The institute is named for its former director Professor Jerzy Nofer.

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