Mission and Vision
Vision
Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology envisages being a centre of excellence in biomedical research and teaching/training in tropical and infectious diseases of humans and animals and development of disease intervention/control tools in the region and beyond.
Mission
The Institute’s mission is to
- conduct research on tropical and infectious diseases of humans and animals that are of major national health importance;
- initiate and strengthen research on medicinal plants, their sustainable utilization, management and cultivation, and contribute to the development of safe and affordable herbal drugs;
- provide trans-disciplinary postgraduate training that are relevant to national health development;
- produce graduates that render quality professional service in research, training, and policy making in the health sector;
- initiate, plan, organize and seek various foreign and local research grants and donations to materialize the vision of the Institute;
- develop disease intervention, prevention and control tools/packages;
- provide high standard and specialized diagnostic services in troApical and infectious diseases;
- undertake collaborative initiatives and work in synergy with national and international institutes and stakeholders; and
- publish and exchange experience, scientific data, reports and publications, organize workshops, symposia and forums for dissemination of out-puts.