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    Question

    A funding of $122 million to the top three Indian

    medical research institutions has recently been announced by which country?
    A USA Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B UK Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Russia Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Germany Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Finland Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The United States has announced a funding of $122 million to top three Indian medical research institutions to prevent avoidable epidemics, enable early detection of disease threats and effect rapid and effective response. The total funding of $122,475,000 will, over a period of five years, be distributed to the three top Indian health research institutions — Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Institute of Virology and National Institute of Epidemiology.   Prominent among these 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; and combating antimicrobial resistance. About ICMR Founded:            1911                                       Headquarters: New Delhi             Director-General: Balram Bhargava About The National Institute of Virology Founded:            1978                                       Headquarters: Pune                       Chair: Dr Priya Abraham About National Institute of Epidemiology Established: 1999                                             Director: Dr. Manoj V. Murhekar   located: Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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