National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a network of Ministry of Health (MOH) research institutes. NIH was approved in the 7th Malaysian Plan (7MP), and officially launched by Hon. Minister of Health Malaysia on 11 August 2003. NIH is consisting of 6 institutes which are:
- Institute for Medical Research (IMR)
- Institute of Public Health (IPH)
- Clinical Research Centre (CRC)
- Institute for Health System Research (IHSR)
- Institute for Health Management (IHM)
- Institute for Health Behavioural Research (IHBR)
NIH aims to create seamless continuum from identification of research priorities, conduct of research to utilization of research findings.