Director General, ICMR Dr. V. M. Katoch and his associates join IIMAR

(Photos: Dr. Tamhankar explaining Dr. Katoch about IIMAR and Dr. Katoch signing to join IIMAR)

Dr. V. M. Katoch, Honourable Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare- Department of Health Research and Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) joined `Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR)`. At the `National conference on Antimicrobial resistance` organised by AAI-DU at Allahabad, India, Dr. A.J. Tamhankar explained to Dr. Katoch about the formation of `Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance (IIMAR)` and requested him to join IIMAR, to which he readily agreed. Like us Dr. Katoch has a view that a comprehensive, integrated and all inclusive view needs to be taken in the management of diseases as

well as in the management of `antibiotic resistance`.
Along with him Senior Deputy Director General (SrDDG) Dr. K. Satyanarayana and Assistant Director General (ADG) Dr. Sadhana Srivastava (ICMR) and Dr. D. Chattopadhyaya, ADG, Directorate of Health Services, also joined IIMAR.
We are honoured by their gesture and welcome them amongst us.