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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.