Blair Research Institute

The Blair Research Institute is the national center for research, training and service in the fields of disease control, biomedicine and health. The overall objective of the Institute is to carry out research in priority areas which in addition to safe water and sanitation provision, endemic communicable diseases such as malaria, schistosomiasis, diarrhea and other related diseases includes AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and health systems research.
The Institute comprises the Blair Research Laboratory and the Health Research Unit (Harare), and the De Beers Research Laboratory (Chiredzi). These units form the Research Department of the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare.

- Address:

PO Box CY 573 Causeway
Harare
Zimbabwe

- Telephone:

+263-4-703919; +263-4-792747-9; +263-4-700457-9

- FAX:

+263-4-792480

- E-mail:

chandiwana@blair.co.zw

- Web:

http://www.mohcw.gov.zw/blair/blair.htm

- Org. type:

Government Department