Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the National Institute for One Health and inaugurate the Centre for Research, Management and Control of Haemoglobinopathies in Nagpur tomorrow.
The Institute will focus on increasing preparedness and laboratory capabilities for the identification of novel and unknown zoonotic agents. This dedicated institute will be equipped with the Bio Safety Level laboratory. It will help in the investigation of outbreaks of emerging zoonotic agents concerned with public health and develop better control strategies. Union Health Ministry said, these new institutes of medical excellence will further expedite the country’s efforts in enhancing health research to serve vulnerable populations.
The Ministry said, the prevalence of Sickle Cell disease in the Vidarbha region of Central India, especially in the tribal population is high. Realizing this issue and the spread of similar diseases in the country, ICMR – Centre for Research, Management and Control of Haemoglobinopathies has been set up. It said, this Centre will play a leading role in research on haemoglobinopathies and similar diseases in the country.