Centre for Bacterial Disease and Drug Resistance
BackFull Mailing Address:
Centre for Bacterial Disease and Drug Resistance,
National Centre for Disease Control,
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Telephone: 011 20832486
Head of the Division:
Dr Lata Kapoor
MBBS, MD (Microbiology)
Additional Director
Email ID: lata[dot]kapoor[at]gov[dot]in
*Other Staff in the Division
Dr. Madhumita Barua
Deputy Director
MBBS, MD (Microbiology)
Email ID- madhumita[dot]barua[at]ncdc[dot]gov[dot]in
Dr. Trupti Shende
Deputy Director
MBBS, MD (Microbiology)
Email ID- drtrupti[dot]19[at]ncdc[dot]gov[dot]in
National programme implemented/coordinated though division:
Sr. No |
National programme |
Official Email ID |
1 |
National Programme for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance |
amrsurveillance[at]gmail[dot]com |
2. |
National action plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR) |
napamrindia[at]gmail[dot]com |
Laboratories/ Units under division -
- Aerobic Bacteriology Laboratory
- Diarrheal Disease Laboratory
- Media Room
- Medical Mycology Laboratory
- Water Bacteriology Laboratory
- National Reference Laboratory for the National Programme on AMR Containment
Activities undertaken in the division –
- Laboratory investigation of outbreaks
- Referral diagnostic services for bacterial infections
- Referral diagnostic testing for fungal infections
- Bacteriological testing of drinking water
- Conduct training programmes/workshops for capacity building
Activities under the National Programme on Containment of AMR –
- Coordinate the National Programme on AMR Containment (for details of the programme see https://ncdc.mohfw.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=145&lid=74)
- As National Reference laboratory for the National Programme on AMR Containment, confirmation of 1% of isolates from network sites, confirmation of AMR alert strains submitted by the network sites.
- Conduct trainings for AMR network sites on AST techniques (Micro-broth dilution) and WHONET data management.
- Provide onsite support to AMR surveillance network sites.
- Coordinate/conduct awareness campaigns/activities regarding AMR for general community and healthcare professionals
Coordinate various activities related to implementation of National action plan on AMR
- On behalf of MoHFW, coordinate with other ministries for implementation of NAP-AMR
- Organize meetings of CWG-AMR and TAG-AMR committees
- Coordinate International collaborations on AMR Containment
- Coordinate with WHO and CDC-India for AMR containment related activities
Achievements-
- National Coordinating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance and Containment
- National coordinating Centre for giving AMR data to Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS)
Guidelines developed –
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Surveillance of Priority Bacterial Pathogens under National AMR Surveillance Network
- Internal Quality Control (IQC) Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests Using Disk Diffusion -National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance Network, NCDC.
- Guidance for Submission of AMR Surveillance Isolate for External Quality Assessment and Reporting Emerging AMR Alerts - National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance Network, NCDC.