He underlined that there is a paradigm shift in approach as far healthcare is concerned as the government is focusing on health as well as wellness, by eliminating the factors responsible for illness and making treatment of diseases inclusive
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today visited the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB) and urged the director and senior scientists to carry out preventive healthcare research, with special focus on prevention of metabolic disorders like type 2 diabetes mellitus in the young so that India’s youth energy could be optimally channelised for nation building instead of letting go under-utilised on account of health issues.
Dr Singh said that healthcare has been one of the key focus areas of the Modi government since 2014, and he has taken several measures in the last 8 and half years to make Indian healthcare future-ready.
He underlined that there is a paradigm shift in approach as far healthcare is concerned as the government is focusing on health as well as wellness, by eliminating the factors responsible for illness and making treatment of diseases inclusive.
He said, the institute continues to exploit its unique strength in chemical biology for understanding various diseases to find out therapeutic solutions and the process chemistry for generics is one of the priority areas in addition to novel drug development of various diseases.