The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) along with the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) and other research institutes are set to launch phase-3 clinical trials of the recombinant dengue vaccine, said Apurva Chandra, Union .
The Union Health Secretary also addressed the issue of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), describing it as a global challenge to BRICS nations' health and well-being.
The Co-WIN portal, which helped India fight the Covid-19 pandemic, is being transformed into UWIN for the National Immunisation Programme which will aid in linking and providing immunisation records of 30 million newborns and mothers every .
Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra addressed the BRICS Health Ministers meeting on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Tuesday