National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) is an Apex Technical Institute, funded by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, for promotion of health and family welfare programmes in the country through education, training, research, evaluation, consultancy and specialised services.
The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare is an institute working in the area of public health and family welfare in the country. It aims to achieve the well-being and vitality of the Indian people. The Institute has been addressing a wide range of issues on Public Health and Family Welfare Management by its multi-disciplinary functions in the form of research, consultancy, education and training interventions for more than 3 decades.
The NIHFW was established on March 9, 1977 by a merger of the National Institute of Health Administration and Education (NIHAE) with the National Institute of Family Planning (NIFP). read more
The Institute is currently been headed by Acting Director Prof. Madhulekha Bhattacharya.
From the Director's Desk
The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare is an apex technical
institute working in the area of public health and family welfare in the
country. New initiatives have been engineered in the system since the year 2007. These have further carved out a path on which we have been treading along with partners at national and international level. read more