Section 6Sec./Art. 6

Component Programs of the NIH. – In addition to the existing component units mentioned in Sec. 3 of this Act, the NIH shall establish the following component programs:

(a) Health Product Cluster which shall undertake scientific and technological efforts to attain self-sufficiency and global competitiveness in the manufacture of health products and devices;

(b) Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control Cluster which shall undertake studies on health promotion, epidemiology and disease patterns, and emerging health problems;

(c) Gerontology and Disabilities Cluster which shall conduct studies on problems associated with aging, degenerative processes, metabolic diseases and prevention and rehabilitation of disabilities;

(d) Social and Humanistic Studies which shall promote interdiscipline approach to health research; and

(e) Health care system studies which shall explore alternatives to western medicine, formulate health policies, undertake researches on health care components and promote regional and international linkages for health human resource development.