India launches ‘MERA India’ to remove malaria by 2030

The ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) has unveiled the ‘Malaria Elimination Research Alliance (MERA) India’, a gathering of partners working together to scale up research to eliminate Malaria from India by 2030. MERA India alliance holds importance to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for the operational research. The World Health Organisation had earlier appreciated India’s research in malaria and hence, the country now aims to ensure its elimination by 2030.

Topics: Health , Indian Council of Medical Research , Infectious diseases , Malaria , Ministry of Health and Family Welfare , New Delhi , Tropical diseases , World Health Organization

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