GUWAHATI, AUG 5: ICMR-RMRC, Dibrugarh, launched a unique and ambitious FoodNet dashboard and website Wednesday(Aug 3) in connection with a taskforce project on surveillance of foodborne pathogens from North-East India.
This dynamic dashboard will help in the generation of realtime data on diarrheal diseases and outbreaks of foodborne illnesses which would help program planners to implement evidence-based intervention at the earliest.
It would also help in better understanding the biology & behaviour around foodborne disease occurrence through an innovative mixed method research approach.
The experience from it will serve as the cornerstone for further scaling up this project on a Pan-India basis. This initiative is a first-of-its-kind project in India, which will strengthen the foodborne pathogen survey & bio-medical research in the country.
The project is being run collaboratively by ICMR, RMRC, NE Region, Dibrugarh, ICMR, New Delhi, NICED & C-DAC Kolkata along with the active participation of state health authorities (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura & Sikkim), academic institutions including regional medical colleges & community-based organizations as stakeholders of this project.