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SCIENCE OUTREACH & POPULARISATION EFFORTS
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry has supported numerous research projects and technology interventions through its various Departments, Autonomous Organisations, Professional Bodies, Statutory Bodies, and Laboratories. In this science outreach and popularisation efforts, a number of knowledge and information products have been generated and released.
NITI Aayog releases Vision 2035 for Public Health Surveillance in
India
India has made substantial progress in the prevention, control, and elimination of major communicable diseases. Smallpox was eradicated worldwide and Polio has been eliminated in India. India has substantially reduced the incidence of HIV infections by more than half in the last two decades. Recent outbreaks including
the COVID-19 and Nipah virus have been effectively contained or controlled.
The National Institute for Transforming India
(NITI Aayog) functions as a think tank and
resource centre or knowledge hub, fosters
cooperative federalism, designs policy and
program framework and guides monitoring
and evaluation of National Programs in India.
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an
opportunity to revisit (re)emerging diseases
due to increased interaction between human-
animal-environment. Early identification of
this interface is essential to break the chain
of transmission and to create a resilient
surveillance system. NITI Aayog releases a
vision document on Public Health Surveillance
in India by 2035. The vision document is a white
paper that articulates the vision and describes
building blocks. It envisions integration,
enhanced citizen-centric and community-based
surveillance, strengthened laboratory capacity, expanded referral networks, and a unified Surveillance Information Platform that will provide data for decision making and action.
Website Link:
https://niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2020-12/PHS_13_dec_web.pdf
Efforts from Ministries, Departments & Scientific Organisations
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