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Pakistan Health Research Council

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Jurisdiction
  
Pakistan

Headquarters
  
Islamabad, Pakistan

Formed
  
1962; 55 years ago (1962)

Preceding agency
  
Pakistan Medical Research Council

Agency executive
  
Dr. Huma Qureshi, Executive Director

Website
  
Pakistan Health Research Council

Pakistan Health Research Council (PHRC), formerly known as the Pakistan Medical Research Council (PMRC) is an autonomous research agency in the field of medical and health sciences of the Government of Pakistan, under the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination. It was established in 1962.

Management

The Council is administered by a Board of Governors whose members include:-

  • President of the Council;
  • Surgeon General of the Pakistan Army;
  • Executive Director of the National Institute of Health;
  • the Secretaries of the Health Departments of the respective Provinces and Territories;
  • Chairperson of the Pakistan Science Foundation; and
  • Executive Director of the Council

    • As of August 2016, the current Executive Director of the Council is Dr. Huma Qureshi.

    References

    Pakistan Health Research Council Wikipedia
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