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The Health Research Unit is part of the Department of Information, Planning and Infrastructure. The current Health Research Officer is: Dr. Shareen Ali. The role of the Health Research Officer is:

1. Coordinate all health related research activities for the Ministry of Health [this includes providing the approved format to would be researchers receiving research submissions, assigning a primary reviewer in consultation with the Chairperson of the National Health Research Committee [NHRC], convening meetings of the NHRC and the Fiji National Research Ethics Review Committee [FNRERC].
2. Provide secretariat for the NHRC
3. Provide secretariat for the FNRERC
4.  Represent Ministry of Health to other research committees [such as National    Centre for Health Promotion, National Advisory Committee on Aids and other Research sub - committees]
5.  Represent the Ministry of Health [focal point] for Pacific Health Research Council [PHRC]
6. Coordinate and facilitate capacity building for Ministry of Health staff on Research Methodologies
7. Coordinate and facilitate management research for Ministry of Health
8. Monitor the progress of all research activities endorsed by the NHRC and FNRERC
9. Facilitate activities of the Divisional Health Research Committees
10. Participate in regional research activities as and when required
11. Produce a work plan and an annual report on the activities of NHRC and FNRERC

Any other research – related activities as assigned by the Permanent Secretary of Health or the Chairs of NHRC and FNRERC