Shanchol

Question 1

What is it

Answer 1

It is an WHO pre qualified vaccine developed by combination of International Vaccine Institute and Indian Council of Medical Research

Question 2

For what the vaccine shanchol for

Answer 2

Cholera, and is worlds first low cost oral cholera vaccine

Question 3

What you know about International Vaccine Institute(IVI)

Answer 3

1 International org based in seoul S.Korea
2 Aims to develop low cost medicine
3 India is its partner since 2007 and got place in governing council in 2012.

Question 4

Now why is it in news

Answer 4

Again ICMR and IVI have signed MoU to develop low cost medicines