July 1949: Central Health Centre was created under Ministry of Health January 1960: renamed to Central Health Institute August 1960: renamed to National Institute of Health December 1963: merged with National Chemical Laboratories, National Laboratory of Herb Medicine and National Institute of Public Health Training February 1967: renamed to National Institute of Public Health Training November 1981: renamed to National Institute of Health December 1994: re-organised under Ministry of Health and Welfare December 2003: changed to current KCDC December 2010: moved its headquarters to Osong