ICMR signs MoU with CEEW

Q.  ICMR has signed an MoU with CEEW for new initiative on solar for healthcare. What does CEEW stand for?
- Published on 30 Jun 16

a. Council on Energy and Water
b. Council on Environment and Water
c. Council on Energy and Waste
d. Council on Environment and Waste

ANSWER: Council on Environment and Water
 
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has signed an MoU with the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), a policy research institution, to launch a new ‘Initiative on Solar for Healthcare’.
  • The collaboration will focus on providing effective health care delivery at the last mile by reducing uncertainty in critical infrastructure, particularly electricity supply via cost effective solar-based solutions.
  • As of 2015, nearly 35 million citizens in rural India rely on un-electrified PHCs for primary health services.
  • The synergy between health and energy are the two specific goals of this initiative, and the efforts within this collaboration advances on both fronts.

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