- History

In view of the existing unevenness in the geographical distribution of scientific and research capabilities in Bio-medical sciences and also the fact that there are large tracts of the country where major health problems still far from health facilities, Indian Council of Medical Research developed a strategy of setting up a chain of Regional Medical Research Centre's to address  a regional priority health problems. One of such centres was established on 12th July, 1982 at Dibrugarh for promoting research and talking various pressing health problems of the Northeast region of India. Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh made a modest beginning in a  rented building in the heart of the Dibrugarh town. Dr.B.D.Baruah, the eminent pathologist of N.E.Region had the distinction of being the founder Director of this centre. This centre initially started working on Malaria and Japanese encephalitis among communicable diseases; nasopharyngeal carcinoma, haemoglobinopathies and allied disorders in non-communicable diseases. Today besides these, centre has also expanded its horizon of activities in the field of drug/substance abuse, oesophageal cancer, endemic goitre, cardio-vascular diseases, filariasis, dengue, dermatitis causing schistosomes and intestinal parasites and has made several significant contribution in these fields to National and International scientific literatures. The centre shifted to its own permanent campus at Bokel in 1991, which is about 8 km away from Dibrugarh town on Dibrugarh-Tinsukia road. Thirty-four acre  large campus of RMRC houses both laboratories and residential facilities besides a guest house for the visitors. First phase of its construction was completed in 1996 including one permanent laboratory building. Now the centre is equipped with all essential laboratory  facilities, equipments, animal house, library, computers, e-mail, vehicles etc. is managed by 89 personnel of all categories including 18 scientists.            

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