National Institute of Health (Italy)

National Institute of Health
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Agency overview
FormedApril 21, 1934
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Employees1,808
Agency executives
  • Silvio Brusaferro, Straordinary commissioner of ISS
  • Angelo Del Favero, Director General of ISS
Parent agencyMinistero della Salute
Websitewww.iss.it

The National Institute of Health (Italian: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, lit. 'Higher Health Institute') , also ISS, is an Italian public institution that, as the leading technical-scientific body of the Italian National Health Service (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale), performs research, trials, control, counseling, documentation and training for public health. The Institute is under the supervision of the Ministry of Health (Ministero della Salute).

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