The National Institutes of Health was created on January 26, 1996 by the UP Board of Regents as an institutional home of a network of various research and extension units specializing in health and socio-biomedical concerns. This thrust is consistent with the country's vision of "Health for All". Established on February 13, 1998 through the Health Research and Development Act (RA 8503), the National Institutes of Health envisions itself to be the country's recognized authority on health research and development and be the key source of critical health information for national development in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Source: http://nih.upm.edu.ph/about-nih/organization