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It details DHR’s responsibilities for promoting basic, applied, and clinical research, governance and ethical oversight, inter-sector coordination, advanced research training, international cooperation, epidemic preparedness, outbreak investigation, and institutional coordination. The report also summarizes scheme implementation progress in laboratories and research units, fellowships supported, grant-in-aid project funding, and initiatives related to ART and surrogacy regulation.","ANNUAL REPORT  \n2025-2026  \nDepartment of Health Research Ministry of Health & Family Welfare  \nANNUAL REPORT 2025-26  \nDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESEARCH Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of India New Delhi  \n[www.dhr.gov.in](www.dhr.gov.in)  \n© Department of Health Research  \nTable of Contents  \n|  | Department of Health Research |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\nIntroduction  \nIntroduction  \n1.1 Department of Health Research (DHR) was created as a separate Department within the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare by an amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 on 17.09.2007. The Department became functional from November 2008 with the appointment of first Secretary of the Department. The aim of the DHR is to bring modern health technologies to the people through research and innovations related to diagnosis, treatment methods and vaccines for preventions; to translate them into products and processes and, in synergy with concerned organizations, introduce these innovations into public health system.  \n1.2 Mandate of DHRis:  \n(i) Promotion and co-ordination of basic, applied and clinical research including clinical trials and operational research in areas related to medical, health, biomedical and medical profession and education through development of infrastructure, manpower and skills in cutting edge areas and management of related information thereto.  \n(ii) Promote and provide guidance on research governance issues, including ethical issues in medical and health research.  \n(iii) Inter-sectoral coordination and promotion of public-private – partnership in medical, biomedical and health research related areas.  \n(iv) Advanced training in research areas concerning medicine and health, including grant of fellowships for such training in India and abroad.  \n(v) International co-operation in medical and health research, including work related to international conferencesin related areas in India and abroad.  \n(vi) Technical support for dealing with epidemicsand natural calamities.  \n(vii) Investigation of outbreaks due tonew and exotic agents and development of tools for prevention.  \n(viii) Matters relating to scientific societies and associations, charitable and religious endowments in medicine and health research areas.  \n(ix) Coordination between organizations and institutes under the Central and State Government in areas related to the subjects entrusted to the Department and for the promotion of special studies in medicine and health.  \n(x) Administering and monitoring of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) .  \n(xi) Matters related to Health Technology Assessment.  \n1.3 With a view tofulfilling its mandate, DHR has rolled out the following Schemes:  \n(i) Setting-up of Nation-Wide Network of Laboratories for Managing Epidemics and National Calamities.  \nAnnual Report 2025-26  \n(ii) Development of Infrastructure for Promotion of Health Research  \n(a) Establishment of Multi-Disciplinary Research Units (MRUs) in Medical Colleges/ Research Institutes.  \n(b) Establishment of Model Rural Health Research Units (MRHRUs) in States.  \n(iii) Human Resource and Capacity Development  \n(a) Human Resource Development (HRD) for Health Research.  \n(b) Grants in Aid scheme (GIA) for inter-sectoral convergence & Co-ordination for Promotion and Guidance on Health Research.  \n(c) Health Technology Assessment in India (HTAIn) .  \n(d) International Cooperation  \n(iv) Development of Tools/support to prevent outbreaks & epidemics.  \n(v) Prime Minister's Ayusman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) – Bio Security Preparedness and strengthening Pandemic Research and Multi Sector and National Institutions and Platform for One Health  \n(a) PM-ABHIM – Bio Security Preparedness and strengthening Pandemic Research and Multi Sector  \n(b) Programme for strengthening Research & Development towards integrated disease control and pandemic preparedness for the National One Health Mission.  \n1.4 During the year u","cbCaiiHQghkySOlf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiHQghkySOlf","pdf",18109627,244,"English","en",105,"# Introduction\n## Department of Health Research (DHR) creation and functional start\n## Mandate of DHR\n## Schemes rolled out by DHR\n## Progress during the year under review\n## Support for fellowships and Grant-in-Aid scheme\n## Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and Surrogacy legislation","[{\"question\":\"When was the Department of Health Research created and when did it become functional?\",\"answer\":\"DHR was created as a separate department within the Ministry of Health \\u0026 Family Welfare by an amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 on 17.09.2007, and became functional from November 2008 with the appointment of the first Secretary.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the key mandate areas of DHR?\",\"answer\":\"DHR’s mandate includes promoting basic, applied and clinical research (including trials and operational research), research governance and ethical issues, inter-sectoral coordination and public-private partnership, advanced training and fellowships, international cooperation, technical support for epidemics and natural calamities, outbreak investigation, and coordination among central and state organizations, including ICMR and Health Technology Assessment.\"},{\"question\":\"Which schemes and capacity-building initiatives did DHR roll out, and what was the reported progress during 2025-26?\",\"answer\":\"DHR rolled out schemes such as a nation-wide network of laboratories for managing epidemics and national calamities; 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