Correct Answer : United States
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is implementing a focused bilateral collaborative programme known as the Indo-US Vaccine Action Programme (VAP), jointly with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA, since July 1987.
Dr. Rajesh S. Gokhale, the Secretary, DBT along with the Indian delegation comprising senior officials from DBT is visiting the USA for the 34th Meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) of VAP and other scientific consultations.
The JWG provides oversight to VAP and comprises of Experts and the policy makers from India and US.
The meeting is being held today at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland in US.
During the meeting, the Joint statement of
Indo-US VAP has been signed by
Dr. Rajesh S. Gokhale and Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, NIAID considering the
five year extension accorded to the programme till
2027..
Source : AIR
