National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR)

Health Governance

Key Pointers

  • Located in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

  • Operates under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

  • Established to strengthen disease surveillance and health informatics.

  • Focuses on:

    • Cancer registries.

    • Disease burden studies.

    • Epidemiological data.

    • Non-communicable diseases.

    • National disease surveillance research.

  • National Cancer Registry Programme is an important initiative associated with ICMR-NCDIR.

UPSC Relevance: Public health data, disease surveillance and evidence-based policymaking.

Source: ICMR-NCDIR