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Indian Council of Medical Research | |
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| Predecessor | Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA) |
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| Formation | 1911 (as IRFA) |
| Type | Government Organisation |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
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Key people | Rajiv Bahl, Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (Secretary, GoI – Department of Health Research) |
Parent organization | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
Budget | ₹2,359.58 crore (US$300 million) (2023–2024) [1] |
| Website | www |
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest and largest medical research bodies in the world.
The ICMR is funded by the Government of India through the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[2][3] In 2007, the organization established the Clinical Trials Registry - India, which is India's national registry for clinical trials.[4]
ICMR's 26 national institutes address themselves to research on specific health topics like tuberculosis, leprosy, cholera and diarrhoeal diseases, viral diseases including AIDS, malaria, kala-azar, vector control, nutrition, food & drug toxicology, reproduction, immuno-haematology, oncology, medical statistics, etc. Its 6 regional medical research centres address themselves to regional health problems, and also aim to strengthen or generate research capabilities in different geographic areas of the country.[3]
The council's research priorities coincide with National health priorities such as control and management of communicable diseases, fertility control, maternal and child health, control of nutritional disorders, developing alternative strategies for health care delivery, containment within safety limits of environmental and occupational health problems; research on major non-communicable diseases like cancer, cardiovascular diseases, blindness, diabetes and other metabolic and haematological disorders; mental health research and drug research (including traditional remedies). These efforts are undertaken with a view to reduce the total burden of disease and to promote health and well-being of the population.[3]
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