With hospital-based surveillance programme, ICMR looks to fix India’s big data gap on STDs - ThePrint

There is a lack of recent epidemiological data on STIs in India, with ICMR’s own 2002-03 estimate of a 6% incidence rate still the most quoted number.

New Delhi: With a global rise in sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) and lack of reliable epidemiological data in India, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is preparing to launch a hospit… [+4002 chars]

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