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Infrastructure on the Field of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Environmental Health, Food Safety and Nutrition, Social Medicine, Eco-toxicology, Radiology, Drug testing and Control, Risk Assessment, Climate change and Health

DATA ABOUT RESPONDENT

Full name
Dr. Aziz Pollozhani
Name of your institution
Institute of Public Health
Institutions’s country
Republic of North Macedonia
Institution’s address
50 Devision No. 6, Skopje
Are you responsible on behalf of the institution
Yes
Your position in the institution
  • Other: Director
Your telephone number
+389 3 125 044
Your email address
a_pollozhani@yahoo.com
Institution's website address
http://www.iph.mk

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE OR IMPORTANT RESEARCH EQUIPMENT

Research infrastrcture website
http://www.iph.mk
Organisation / institution type of RI
  • National scientific organisation/institution

Main scientificdomain: Life sciences

Category: Biosafety

Other scientific and technological domains served by RI
  • Life Sciences
  • Environmental, Marine and Earth Sciences
RI type
  • Single-sited
  • Other: European
Short description

Institute for Public Health of the FYR of Macedonia in Skopje (IPH) – is one of the oldest institutions in the FYR of Macedonia, established in 1924, which performs specialised public health, epidemiological, microbiological and hygiene activities; laboratory and other testing of the environment; microbiological (bacteriological, parasitological, virusological), chemical (toxicological, radiological), biochemical and other laboratory analyses; professional and scientific investigations; and implements scientific and professional achievements.

The mission of the institute is the improvement of the population’s health through control and prevention of diseases, injuries and violence, at all levels and in all environments, applying health promotion, risk assessment and risk management, organisation of healthcare and evidence-based policy interventions.

OPERATION AND UPGRADE OF RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND OR IMPORTANT RESEARCH EQUIPMENT

Years in operation
  • More than 25 years
Comment on cooperation
The institute of public health of Republic of Macedonia has a continual cooperation with WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, WORLD BANK, EUROPEAN UNION, NATO, BENA, IAEA, SNSF. The main cooperation country partners are EU countries and countries in Western Balkan region: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. We have fruitful cooperation with the various institutions from these countries on scientific field, exchange of knowledge and building capacities. Cooperation with EU is mainly based through the opportunities for training and learning program grants of the EU for building capacities. Also, as a contact point and consultative body for the MoH in our country, we cooperate with EU institutions in exchange information about issues from our competence. IPH is partner institution in the Focus-Balkans project, funded by the EC (FP7), which deals with food consumer science, frameworks, protocol and networks for better understanding of food behaviour in the Balkans region. The project is ongoing, started in 2008 until 2011. IPH has strong collaboration with partner institutions in the project from WBC.

STAFF, INTERNAL USERS AND EXTERNAL USERS

FINANCE

Main sources of funding for setting up RI or important equipment
  • National public funding
  • Multinational/international public funding
Main sources of funding for operational costs
  • National public funding
  • Multinational/international public funding

SCIENTIFIC IMPACT

Main international structured co-operation research projects. Please highlighting the recognition of this Research Infrastructure at international level (give up to 5 examples from the last 5 years)
IHP is a national focal point for WHO international health regulations. IPH – IANPHI member IPH - WHO/FAO Codex Alimentarius focal point IPH - WTO SPS Enquiry point IPH-Environmental Health Collaborative Center of Balkan Environmental Association, Greece WHO/ Council of Europe- Stability pact collaborative Center for SEE countries for public health policy. IPH – FP7 focal point.

RESEARCH SERVICES PROVIDED TO USERS AND RESEARCHERS

Research services provided to users and researchers
IPH is equipped with wide variety of laboratory equipment which covers all of the area of its work. Laboratories for food and water examining are accredited according to the ISO standard 17025 for laboratory work. Some of the most important equipment in the institute laboratories is HPLC, GC, spectrophotometers and GCLC in the laboratories for food and drugs examination. Gamma and gross alpha and beta spectrometers, early warning monitory system and radon detection equipment in the laboratory for radioecology. TLD dosimeter detectors and calibration laboratory for instruments with radioactive sources in the laboratory for dosimetry. Microbiology and virusology laboratories are using high quality real time PCR in their work as referent laboratories for confirmation of several communicable diseases in the country. All of this equipment used in the Institute is covered with highly educated professionals, educated in the country and abroad, which guarantees high level of quality of the services delivered and timely health risk assessment of the population.

Entry created by Elke Dall on February 17, 2010
Modified on October 16, 2012