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India and the European Union will soon begin research on health with focus on 'Diagnostics and interventions in chronic non-communicable diseases'. Main aim behind this collaboration is to support high quality research and development of tools and technologies for the diagnostics of chronic non-communicable diseases; research and innovation within interventions for chronic non-communicable diseases; and mechanisms in chronic non-communicable diseases. This will strengthen scientific, technology and business collaborations between Europe and India.
This is the second multilateral call for proposals launched by the European Commission funded INNO-INDIGO Era-Net project. Research projects involving at least two European partners and one Indian partner will be funded under this programme. The Department of Science and Technology (DST)'s initiative in this regard is significant as India’s considerable economic growth over the last decades and the resulting change of lifestyle, as well as increasing air and water pollution has led to an increase of chronic diseases such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, hypertension, skin diseases etc. The chronic nature of these diseases imposes a significant cost burden for both the EU and India.
India and the EU represent populations of approx. 1.2 and 0.5 billion inhabitants respectively. Therefore, India and the EU share common challenges in the field of health. To reduce both the human toll and high costs of healthcare in both the EU and India, affordable, practical, and effective approaches and technologies for understanding, preventing and treating chronic non-communicable diseases and their complications are required., whose expectations for increased quality of life and reduction of disease burdens are high.
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