About NIHFW:The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), was set up on ninth March, 1977 by the merger of two national level foundations, viz. the National Institute of Health Administration and Education (NIHAE) and the National Institute of Family Planning (NIFP). The NIHFW, an independent association, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, goes about as a 'peak specialized organization' and additionally a 'research organization' for the advancement of wellbeing and family welfare programs in the nation.