The Department of Health Research and the Indian Council of Medical Research (DHR-ICMR) hosted the DHR-ICMR Health Research Excellence Summit 2024 at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi, India on 14th November 2024. This milestone event marked ICMR's 113th Foundation Day and celebrated over a century of the institution’s commitment to advancing biomedical research in India.
The Summit featured distinguished leaders in the healthcare and research sectors, including the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda (through video message); the Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Smt. Anupriya Patel; Member (Health), NITI Aayog, Dr. V.K. Paul and Secretary DHR & Director General ICMR, Dr. Rajiv Bahl.
The event also witnessed the launch of several significant initiatives designed to bolster ICMR’s contributions to healthcare innovation. Notable among them was the Research Infrastructure Sharing Ecosystem (I-RISE) Policy which is a collaborative platform for expanding access to ICMR’s extensive laboratory and research network to foster healthcare innovation. i-Drone initiative of ICMR, which was launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 29th October, 2024 on the occasion of Ayurveda day, was also demonstrated today by Ms. Anupriya Patel through a virtually operated sortie at PHC, Yadadri Bhavunagari, Telangana. Notably, i-DRONE team was awarded 'Best Team-Research Award 2024' during the summit.
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