:: About NIOH ::

The  National  Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH),
Ahmedabad, was established by the Indian Council of Medical
Research,  New  Delhi.  The   Institute  started  functioning  as
“  Occupational  Health  Research  Institute” (OHRI) at the B. J.
Medical  College, Ahmedabad, in  the  year 1966. The OHRI was
rechristened as “  National  Institute    of Occupational  Health”
(NIOH) in 1970  and  moved  to  the present premises. To cater
local needs of the Southern and  Eastern  regions, the Institute
established two Regional Occupational  Health  Centers  (ROHC)
at Bangalore (1977) and Calcutta (1980).

The Institute has been recognized as a WHO Collaborating Centre
for Occupational Health for South - East  Asia  Region  since 1981
and as a  Participating  Institute  for  International  Programme on
Chemical  Safety  ( IPCS ), a  program  organized  jointly  by WHO,
International  Labor  Organization  ( ILO)  and  United  Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), in 1984.