26/1333 - Framework agreement for service and maintenance of refrigerating plants for FHI

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health is a governmental governing body under the Ministry of Health and Care Services. Our social mission is to produce, summarise and communicate knowledge to contribute to good public health work and good health and care services. In this way we contribute to improved health in Norway and globally. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has a central role in national and global health preparedness and as a producer of knowledge in the health system. The stand-by work takes place in close cooperation with national and international authorities and the professional environment. The institute is the Norwegian State Infection Protection Institute with associated functions and responsibilities. This includes i.a. responsibility for the procurement, storage, distribution and follow-up of vaccines in the vaccination programmes. The Institute shall support the Ministry of Health and Care Services, the Norwegian Directorate of Health, the Directorate of e-Health, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, the Norwegian Environment Agency and other national and local authorities and services of relevant knowledge. This means that the Institute shall compile and communicate knowledge on health related topics in order to contribute to knowledge based practice and public debate. The institute ́s disciplines, conduct comprehensive knowledge dissemination as well as participate international work in the institute ́s disciplines etc. operates and develops modern infrastructure for knowledge, which includes health data and digitaliserin.