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.
While commenting on World Health Organisation's decision to temporarily suspend clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine, Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Shekhar..
Indian Council of Medical Research on May 26 said the country is testing 1.1 lakh samples daily for the coronavirus. "The testings have gone up in the last few months. 1.1 lakh samples are tested..
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on May 14 visited National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). NCDC is India's premier institute for research in epidemiology and communicable disease control...
A day after the WHO suspended testing of hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 patients, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said the use of the drug as a prophylaxis has been approved based on.. IndiaTimes - Published
Responding to a query on the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine during a media briefing on COVID-19, ICMR chief Balram Bhargava said biological plausibility of HCQ was supporting that it might be an.. DNA - Published
No major side-effects of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have been found in studies in India and its use should be continued in preventive treatment for Covid-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).. IndiaTimes - Published
The affordable and time-tested anti-inflammatory arthritis drug has the potential to prevent thousands of deaths due to Covid-19. Indomethacin has been used to prevent cytokine storm - an abnormal.. IndiaTimes - Published
Taking cognisance of the expected surge in Covid-19 cases due to influx of migrant workers in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is.. IndiaTimes - Published
The top 10 hotspot cities reporting the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the country will be covered in a serosurvey to estimate the prevalence of community transmission of the infection, according.. IndiaTimes - Published
A total of 1,15,364 samples were tested for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in the country, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday. As per ICMR's bulletin, a total of 28,34,798.. IndiaTimes - Published
A revised government advisory has recommended use of hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medication for asymptomatic healthcare workers working in non-Covid-19 hospitals, frontline staff on surveillance.. IndiaTimes - Published
A total of 27,55,714 COVID-19 tests have been done so far in the country, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) head scientist Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar here on Friday. Out of these one lakh.. IndiaTimes - Published
The parliamentary standing committee on health should be allowed to interact with the health ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Covid-19, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.. IndiaTimes - Published
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has released revised guidelines for TrueNat, a comprehensive assay for screening and testing for positive cases for Covid-19, on Tuesday. The circular.. IndiaTimes - Published
Amid heavy movement of migrant workers across the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revised its Covid-19 testing strategy to include all returnees and migrants who show.. IndiaTimes - Published
Revising its strategy for Covid-19 testing, ICMR said on Monday that returnees and migrants who show symptoms for influenza-like illness will be tested for coronavirus infection within seven days of.. IndiaTimes - Published
India has started manufacturing indigenous swabs for Covid-19 testing, with two firms —Tulips and a Mumbai-based Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) — getting a green signal from the Indian.. IndiaTimes - Published
Nine hospitals have so far been approved to conduct randomised controlled clinical trials under the WHO's 'Solidarity Trial' to find an effective treatment for the novel coronavirus disease, apex.. IndiaTimes - Published
Two government research bodies at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus are in the process of initiating a population-based serosurvey to monitor the trend in prevalence of the infection.. IndiaTimes - Published
A representative body of medical practitioners in government service of West Bengal has urged Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to reconsider the revised policy for discharge of COVID-19 patients.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Indian Council of Medical Research has partnered with Bharat Biotech International Limited to develop a fully indigenous vaccine for Covid-19, the apex health research body said on Saturday. The.. IndiaTimes - Published
ICMR plans to start a study in about 75 districts in India that have the maximum number of Covid-19 cases to check whether community transmission has begun. The health ministry has also.. IndiaTimes - Published
The lab which is located in Tilak Nagar, Delhi has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for coronavirus testing. DNA - Published
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has joined hands with the India Post for the delivery of kits from its 16 regional depots to 200 additional labs designated for COVID-19 testing across the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Indian Council of Medical research (ICMR) has begun the phase-II multi-centre clinical trials to check the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma therapy for treatment of Covid-19 with 452 people.. IndiaTimes - Published
According to ICMR, there are 363 labs, including government and private, conducting Real-Time RT PCR test for Covid-19 in the country. While 42 laboratories are engaged in TrueNat Test and 21 for.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is planning to study whether the novel coronavirus strain in India has undergone mutation while spreading within the country over the last two months... IndiaTimes - Published
With several states managing to bring down the cost of RT-PCR tests for Covid-19 to about half the Rs 4,500 ceiling fixed by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), the cries to revise the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Central teams, which were tasked to check preparedness of districts with a high load of coronavirus cases, found that infection prevention control practices were not properly followed in several.. IndiaTimes - Published
China's embassy in New Delhi has denied allegations by the Indian government that coronavirus testing kits it ordered from China are faulty, calling the claim unfair and irresponsible.On Monday, the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Two Chinese companies - Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics - supplied the COVID-19 rapid testing kits to India but ICMR has directed to stop its user after states complained about.. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
The Indian Council of Medical Research clarified on the rates of coronavirus testing kit after Congress leader Udit Raj tweeted a screenshot claiming that the Central government acquired the kits at an.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Indian Council of Medical Research clarified on the rates of coronavirus testing kit after Congress leader Udit Raj tweeted a screenshot claiming that the Central government acquired the kits at an.. IndiaTimes - Published
The government is weighing the utility of the newly acquired rapid antibody testing kits received from China amid concerns about variations in its results even as the Indian Council of Medical Research.. IndiaTimes - Published
Rajasthan is prepared to conduct plasma therapy on severely-ill COVID-19 patients and has written to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) seeking permission to carry out the treatment, state.. IndiaTimes - Published
States and Union Territories have been asked to put on hold the use of Covid-19 rapid antibody test kits till their accuracy is rechecked by apex health research body the Indian Council of Medical.. IndiaTimes - Published
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