Section 4(xviii) in Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar Act, 2015
(xviii)to evolve, devise, undertake, implement, promote, support and/or, coordinate strategies, plans and partnerships in association with various individuals, institutions, associations, international and national bodies and countries, non-governmental organisations, Government of India and State Governments, corporate bodies, bilateral and multilateral agencies, focusing on but not limited to, public health education in general, addressing capacity building in public health, driving public health oriented research and consultancy initiatives for shaping public health policies, creating higher standards of public health, and offering customised programmes to approach and address the public health needs of the country in general and the State of Gujarat and neighbouring States in particular;
