The Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Italian National Institute of Health,[1] literally '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 Ministero della Salute (Ministry of Health).
History
The official opening of the ISS, called Istituto di Sanità Pubblica (Institute of Public Health), took place on April 21, 1934.
The construction of the main building in
Rome, designed by architect Giuseppe Amendola, started on July 6, 1931 and it was financed by the American
Rockefeller Foundation.
In 1941 the Istituto di Sanità Pubblica assumed its present name of Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases
Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety
Technology and Health
National centres
National AIDS Centre
National Centre for Chemical Substances
National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion
Centre for Immunobiologicals Research and Evaluation
National Centre for Rare Diseases
Evaluation and Accreditation Body
National Blood Centre
National Transplant Centre
Technical services
Service for Biotechnology and Animal Welfare
Data Management, Documentation, Library and Publishing Activities
Bibliography
Giorgio Bignami, Origins and Subsequent Development of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Rome (Italy) (
on-lineArchived 2011-01-14 at the
Wayback Machine (Italian)