5Objects of the Institute

5 Objects of the Institute

5 Objects of the Institute

(1) The principal object of the Institute is to further knowledge in the field of human medicine by promoting the conduct of research in that field, being research which is consistent with the tenets of the Sisters of Charity.

(2) Without affecting the generality of subsection (1), the Institute shall, in so far as the resources available permit, aim:

(a) to discover the nature and causes of human diseases and other human afflictions,

(b) to improve methods of preventing, diagnosing and treating those diseases and other afflictions,

(c) to provide such services in the field of human medicine as the Board, with the concurrence of the Minister, may determine,

(d) to provide, and aid in the provision of, educational programmes relating to matters the subject of research conducted by the Institute, and

(e) to disseminate, within and outside the State, information concerning the work of the Institute.