Centre for Occupational & Environmental Health at Maulana Azad Medical College has been set up to address the growing concerns and hazards related to environment and Occupational health. With rising pollution at work place and in community, the health professionals have an onerous responsibility to inform policy makers, educate stakeholders and undertake management of occupational and environmental illness. Centre has been acknowledged by International institutions and prestigious organizations including WHO & ILO. The Centre has specially studied the problem of fire fighters and created a baseline health profile of industrial workers in Delhi.

The centre is collaborating in its research activities with many national and international organizations. Besides, the Centre intends to carry out research, bring out a news bulletin on occupational and environmental health, undertake studies to generate urgently needed data on adverse impact of environmental pollution, and first – aid training. Centre also conducts three months certificate course in Industrial Health; and undertake health assessment of industrial workers in Delhi as mandated by the Factories Act 1948 (Cooperation of Labour Department would be required for this).

The centre has been working on many fronts including clinical work, teaching and training physicians and others, assisting and advising Govt. as well as other agencies in supervising and monitoring the compliance with environmental laws, conducting research, and working to raise their level of understanding of occupational and environmental health issues.