WASHINGTON- The United States has announced sending $122 million to the top three medical research institutions in India in order to "prevent avoidable pandemics, early detection of disease threats, and rapid and effective response", according to the Indian Express newspaper.
The total amount the U.S. will give to these institutions will be USD 122,475,000 and will be distributed to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Institute of Virology (NIV), and the National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) over a five years period of time.
The announcement was made by the Centers For Diseases Control And Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday.
A media release said that the funding would help India accelerate progress toward a safer and more secure India from the threat of epidemics by focusing on the emerging and re-emerging pathogens through ICMR institutions.
It also said that this would include detecting and controlling zoonotic disease outbreaks through a 'one health' approach, evaluating vaccine safety monitoring systems, capacitating the public health workforce in field epidemiology and outbreak response as well as combating antimicrobial resistance.
The total amount the U.S. will give to these institutions will be USD 122,475,000 and will be distributed to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Institute of Virology (NIV), and the National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) over a five years period of time.
The announcement was made by the Centers For Diseases Control And Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday.
A media release said that the funding would help India accelerate progress toward a safer and more secure India from the threat of epidemics by focusing on the emerging and re-emerging pathogens through ICMR institutions.
It also said that this would include detecting and controlling zoonotic disease outbreaks through a 'one health' approach, evaluating vaccine safety monitoring systems, capacitating the public health workforce in field epidemiology and outbreak response as well as combating antimicrobial resistance.