About Regional Medical Research Centre:
In view of the existing unevenness in the geographical distribution of scientific and research capabilities in Bio-medical sciences and also the fact that there are large tracts of the country where major health problems still far from health facilities, Indian Council of Medical Research developed a strategy of setting up a chain of Regional Medical Research Centre's to address a regional priority health problems.One of such centres was established on 12th July, 1982 at Dibrugarh for promoting research and talking various pressing health problems of the Northeast region of India. Regional Medical Research Centre, Dibrugarh made a modest beginning in a rented building in the heart of the Dibrugarh town. Dr.B.D.Baruah, the eminent pathologist of N.E.Region had the distinction of being the founder Director of this centre.