ICMR: Indian Council of Medical Research
The full form of ICMR is Indian Council of Medical Research. It is the lead agency in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research in India. It is financed by the Govt. of India through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is one of the oldest medical research organizations in the world. It is based in New Delhi, India. As of March 2020, Dr. Balram Bhargava is the Secretary & Director General of ICMR.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) promotes biomedical research in the country through intramural as well as extramural research. Over the decades, the base of extramural research and also its strategies have been expanded by the Council. Its 26 national institutes are dedicated to research on specific health topics such as COVID-19, tuberculosis, leprosy, cholera and diarrhoeal diseases, viral diseases including AIDS, malaria, kala-azar, vector control, nutrition, food & drug toxicology, reproduction, immuno-haematology, oncology, medical statistics, etc. Its vision is “Translating Research into Action for Improving the Health of the Population.”
Other full forms of ICMR
| Full Form | Category |
|---|---|
| In Combat Morale Regeneration | General |
| Indian Committee to Monitor Research | Research |
| Indonesian Capital Market Review | Indonesian |
| Input Common Mode Reach | General |
| Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims | General |
| Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research | Institutes |
| Institute for Coastal and Marine Resources | Institutes |
| Interagency Committee on Medical Records | Medical |
| International Center for Materials Research | Research |
| International Clinic of Medical Rehabilitation | International |
| International Conference on Management Research | International |
| International Conference on Manufacturing Research | International |
| International Conference on Multimedia | Conferences |
| International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval | Conferences |
| International Capital Markets Report | business publication |
| Irish Centre for Manufacturing Research | Manufacturing |
| Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations | General |