Who we are

In 1920, when it started as the West African Council of Medical Research (an affiliate of the MRC UK). It has was tasked with the responsibility of conducting research into prevalent, communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCD) as well as Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) ravaging some parts of what later became Nigeria. The aim was to make it provide the requisite information, new knowledge, treatment guidelines and recommending ways of preventing such diseases.

The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) is a reputable point of reference in basic, applied and operational research for promoting national health and development in Nigeria.

NIMR also play a vital role in developing viable structures for the dissemination of research findings and providing the enabling environment and facilities for health research and training in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and universities, and the organized private sector nationally and internationally.

• The nation’s foremost Institute of Medical Research
• We conduct medical research of public health importance in Nigeria for national development
• We collaborate with several institutions nationally and internationally to facilitate enabling environment for medical research
• We attract some of the brightest and best brains nationally and internationally in research collaborations

Vision

To be an institution of excellence in basic, applied and operational research for the promotion of National Health and Development in Nigeria.