DIVISIONS

DIRECTOR

The functions of the Division of Health and Welfare Research are:

• Coordinate and oversee the definition of the national health research agenda and its implementation throughout the national territory;
• Promote and coordinate national health research development activities, particularly through institutional strengthening, scientific capacity building of national technicians, and monitoring of the research environment within the health system.;
• Develop and conduct clinical, biomedical, pharmacological, epidemiological, and socio-anthropological research, based on national priorities.;
• Develop and conduct research in health systems as a tool for defining health policies.;
• Develop and ensure multisectoral and transdisciplinary research through related research institutions and other bodies of recognized technical competence;
• Promote the funding of scientific research activities;
• Develop and evaluate technologies applied to disease prevention and control;
• To perform other duties that are superiorly determined by the terms of this Statute and other applicable legislation.