Impactful and meaningful research will solve the problems of Indian citizens in the area of medical field, said Rajiv Bahl, secretary, Department of Health Research (DHR) and director-general of the Indian Council of Medical Research.
At the first Research Day of the Madras Medical College at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Dr. Bahl said Indian researchers needed to compete with institutions worldwide. In his presentation ‘Research in medical institutions in India: vision, strategy and action’ Dr. Behl remarked that just a handful of institutions in the country conducted research and only a few medical institutions, including the Madras Medical College, celebrated a Research Day.
The DHR aimed to bring at least three institutions among the top 100 in global rankings for research. Currently there were just 28 Indian medical scientists featured in the top 2% of researchers in the world. India had set a target of having at least 100 medical scientists in the next three years in the list of top 2% researchers, he said.
