NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL STATISTICS

NEW DELHI - 110029

(Established in 1978)

  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL STATISTICS

Publications

Phone: 011 -26588900
Fax: 011 -26589635
Email : arvindpandey@icmr.org.in
Scope of Activities:

Situated at New Delhi, the National Institute of Medical Statistics (NIMS) conducts research on Medical Statistics.

Thrust Areas:

The following are the thrust areas of NIMS

  • To provide latest methodologies in field of biostatistics for project planning with a component of research
  • Conduct need based training programmes in medical statistics for the on job personnel of various institutions
    • involved in biomedical research
    • seeking help in
      • clinical trials and
      • statistical computing
  • To provide consultancy to various users, researchers and scientists
International Recognition:

  • Clinical Trial Registry, India (CTRI) recognised as a primary register of International Clinical Trial Registry platform.
  • Member of Global Reference Group for HIV estimation Technical Advisory Committee.
  • Member of Science and Technology Group for HIV/AIDS in Asia Pacific Region.
Recognition for Doctorate/Masters by a University:

NIMS is affiliated as an approved research centre for Ph.D in Medical Statistics by the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.
Major Achievements:

Among the major achievements of NIMS are the following
  • India’s only institute to coordinate and standardize the collection of medical and health statistics in the country.
  • Establishment of India’s first Clinical Trials Registry, in collaboration with DST and WHO.
  • Chair, National Family Health Survey.
  • Assisted NACO in HIV sentinel surveillance and estimation of HIV burden in the country.
  • Integrated Behavioural and Biological Assessment on National Highways (IBBA-NH) among truckers for HIV epidemic in the country.
  • Identified as the National Nodal Agency for the implementation of IDSP- NCD risk factor survey.

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