Mandaviya inaugurates National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research at Genome Valley, Hyderabad

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Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on 17th December inaugurated ICMR’s National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research (NARFBR) at Genome Valley in Hyderabad to address zoonotic threats. 

About ICMR’s NARFBR

• It is a top-notch facility that will provide the ethical care and use and welfare of laboratory animals used during research.

• It will not only serve as a state-of-the-art facility for ethical animal studies but also apply to basic regulatory animal research.

• It will help in capacity building of new researchers and quality assurance checks as well as create procedures for new drugs, vaccines and pre-clinical testing within the country.

• It would be an asset for the country to deal with zoonotic diseases.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

• It is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world for the coordination and promotion of biomedical research.

• Its headquarter is in New Delhi.

• It works under the Department of Health Services (DHS) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

• It was established in 1911 as the Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA).

• Later in 1949 it was renamed as ICMR.