The National Institutes of Health, otherwise referred to as NIH, is an agency operating within the United States Department of Health and Human Services that is greatly in charge of ensuring and supporting all of the country's biomedical and health-related research studies.
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The programs and objectives of the NIH are all geared towards the realization of their agency mission, which is to "seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability."
In keeping with this mission, the Human Health and Heredity in Africa: Research Grants Program wherein they intend to invite applications from foreign institutions that are based in African countries who have the desire to conduct scientific studies regarding the genomic/genetic/environmental contributors of human health and diseases which are common in Africa.
The project intends to achieve its objectives by making use of state of the art, cutting edge research tools which will greatly assist the researchers during the process of thoroughly understanding the diseases and conditions that are affecting the African people.
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Human Health and Heredity in Africa: Research Grants Program
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