The Department of Health Research was created as a new Department under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide Presidential notification dated 17th September 2007 by an amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, with the objective of facilitating a well-functioning health research system in the country. To fulfill its assigned mandate, the Department of Health Research has the following schemes:

a) Establishing Multidisciplinary Research Units in Government Medical Colleges (MRU)

b) Establishing Model Rural Health Research Units (MRHRU) in the States.

c) Establishing Network of Research Laboratories for Managing Epidemics and Natural Calamities (Virology Diagnostic Labs).

d) Human Resource Development for Health Research (HR).

e) Grants-in-Aid Scheme for Inter-Sectoral convergence and promotion and guidance on research governance issues (GIA).

f) Development of Tools/support to prevent outbreaks of epidemics g) Health Technology Assessment in India (HTAIn) h) International Cooperation

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