• On April 23, 2024, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked between the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

• The objective of this MoU is to foster collaborative research and training, focusing on addressing complex scientific and health-related issues pertinent to the nation and the Indian Armed Forces.

• This collaboration aims to address multidisciplinary scientific, technological, and educational problems of relevance to the country and the Armed Forces.

• The collaboration will focus on research on the following points:

1. High Altitude,

2. Battle-related trauma/Post-traumatic stress disorder,

3. Aerospace medicine,

4. Infectious diseases

• Under this joint activity, opportunities for AFMS officers to register for PhDs under the ICMR-AcSIR PhD programme are also going to be available.

• This collaboration aims to leverage both organizations' strengths in biomedical research and academics.

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