Extramural Thrust Areas

Indian Council of Medical Research | Government of India
Intermediate Grants 
Communicable DiseasesNon-Communicable DiseasesReproductive, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition
One-healthCancer – breast, cervix, oral,lung and other common cancersPreconception care
TuberculosisDiabetesHypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Antimicrobial resistanceCardio-vascular diseaseGestation diabetes
MalariaCOPDIntrapartum and post-partum care
HIV, Sexually Transmitted InfectionsStrokeComprehensive abortion care and expanding contraceptive choices
Influenza and other Respiratory infectionsEpilepsyObstetric Haemorrhage
Viral HepatitisDementia / Alzheimer's diseaseStillbirths
SepsisRheumatic Heart DiseasePreterm birth / low birth weight
Meningitis/encephalitisTrauma and BurnsPerinatal asphyxia
Urinary infectionsChronic GE/Liver diseaseNeonatal sepsis
Lymphatic FilariasisChronic Kidney DiseaseEarly child development
Kala-azar/LeishmaniasisDepression, anxietyBreastfeeding and Complementary Feeding
DenguePsychosisCommon Paediatric Surgical Conditions
Rickettsia infections (including scrub typhus and non-scrub typhus rickettsia)Substance Use DisordersPaediatric Renal Disorders
LeprosyOral healthChildhood malnutrition
 NCD risk factors – diet, activity, alcohol, tobaccoAnaemia in women and children
 Sickle Cell Disease / ThalassemiaAdolescent nutrition
 Clotting disordersPrimordial prevention- preschool/school health
 Ophthalmic diseasesPolycystic Ovary Syndrome
 Conditions associated with AgeingEndometriosis
Communicable DiseasesNon-Communicable DiseasesReproductive, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition
One-healthCancer – breast, cervix, oral, lungPreconception care
TuberculosisDiabetesHypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Antimicrobial resistanceCardio-vascular diseaseGestation diabetes
MalariaCOPDIntrapartum care
HIV, Sexually Transmitted InfectionsStrokePostnatal care
Influenza and other Respiratory infectionsEpilepsyStillbirths
Gastrointestinal infectionsDementia / Alzheimer's diseasePolycystic Ovary Syndrome
Viral HepatitisRheumatic Heart DiseaseEndometriosis
SepsisTrauma and BurnsNeonatal sepsis
Meningitis/encephalitisChronic GE/Liver diseasePerinatal asphyxia
Urinary infectionsChronic Kidney DiseasePreterm birth / low birth weight
Lymphatic FilariasisDepression, anxietyEarly child development
Kala-azar/LeishmaniasisPsychosisChildhood pneumonia, diarrhea, fever
DengueSubstance Use DisordersBreastfeeding and Complementary Feeding
Helminth InfestationOral healthChildhood malnutrition
Measles, RubellaNCD risk factors – diet, activity, alcohol, tobaccoAnaemia in women and children
Rickettsia infections (including scrub typhus and non-scrub typhus rickettsia)Sickle Cell Disease / ThalassemiaAdolescent nutrition
COVID-19Clotting disordersNutrition in acute/chronic disease