Stakeholders at the program marking the mid-Term Review of the 2020/2021 Annual Road Maintenance Expenditure Program and Recast of ARMEP Budget and financing of road works by local financial institutions.
Liberia’s Acting Public Works Minister and chairperson of the Interministerial Steering Committee (IMSC), Ruth Coker-Collins, says the road sector remains seriously challenged and there is a need for stakeholders of the sector to collaborate in addressing it.
Minister Coker-Collins made the remarks during the program marking the mid-Term Review of the 2020/2021 Annual Road Maintenance Expenditure Program and Recast of ARMEP Budget and financing of road works by local financial institutions held Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at the Farmington Hotel in Margibi County.
India launches SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium to monitor viral mutations
India launches SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium to monitor viral mutations
31 December 2020 | News The consortium will ascertain the status of new variant of SARS-CoV-2 (SARS-CoV-2 VUI 202012/01) in the country and establish a sentinel surveillance for early detection of genomic variants with public health implication.
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The government has launched the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (INSACOG), comprising 10 labs namely DBT-NIBMG Kalyani, DBT-ILS Bhubaneswar, ICMR-NIV Pune, DBT-NCCS Pune, CSIR-CCMB Hyderabad, DBT-CDFD Hyderabad, DBT-InSTEM/ NCBS Bengaluru, NIMHANS Bengaluru, CSIR-IGIB Delhi, and NCDC Delhi.
The overall aim of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium is to monitor the genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 on a regular basis through a multi-laboratory network. This vital research consortium will also assist in developing potential vaccines in the future. T