Pakistan Medical Research Council (PMRC), ( ur, ) formerly known as the Pakistan Health Research Council (PHRC) is an autonomous
research
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agency of
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...
under the
in the field of
medical
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and
health sciences
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Health sciences are those sciences which focus on health, or health care, as core parts of their subject matter. Health sciences relate to multiple acad ...
. It was established in 1962.
Management of the Council
The Council is administered by a Board of Governors whose members include:-
* President of the Council;
* Surgeon General of the
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...
;
* Executive Director of the
National Institute of Health
The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the late 1 ...
;
* the Secretaries of the Health Departments of the respective Provinces and Territories;
* Chairperson of the
Pakistan Science Foundation
The Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) ( ur, ) is an institution under the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of Pakistan. It funds scientific studies, research and development. The Pakistan Science Foundation also operates and ...
; and
* Executive Director of the Council
The current Executive Director of the Council is Dr. Syed Atta ur Rehman
References
External links
PMRC official website
Pakistan federal departments and agencies
Medical and health organisations based in Pakistan
Medical research institutes in Pakistan
1962 establishments in Pakistan
Government agencies established in 1962
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