About fdec india

The Foundation for Disease Elimination and Control of India (FDEC India), has been established by the Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative as a not-for-profit company registered under the Section 8 ... Read More

Current Programs

Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project (MEDP)

Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project (MEDP) is a first-of-its-kind Public-Private-Partnership between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP), and the Foundation for Disease Elimination and Control of India (FDEC-Indi... Read More

The world with us

The RBM & APLMA Partnership to End Malaria is the largest global platform for coordinated action towards a world free from malaria. It is comprised of over 500 partners-from community health worker groups and researchers developing new tools, to malaria-affected and donor countries, businesses.

Almost half of
the world's
population is at risk

*Ref: WHO fact sheet on malaria

A Child dies
every 2 mins

*Ref: World Malaria Report 2017 by WHO

2000%
Return on Investment

*Ref: Study published in ASTMH

meet the leadership team

  • Prof A P Dash

    Credited with Ph. D. and D. Sc. degrees in Zoology, Professor Dash has significantly contributed in the field malaria and other vector borne neglected tropical diseases affecting the poorest of the poor. He served as Director of five different national research institutes including the National Institute for Malaria Research and National Institute of Research in Tribal Health. He was also the Regional Adviser at the South East Asia Regional Office of the World Health Organization. Currently he is working as the Vice Chancellor of the Central Un... Read More

  • Dr S Y Quraishi

    A civil servant, Dr Quraishi was the 17th Chief Election Commissioner of India. He revolutionized voter participation in India. For this and other electoral reforms he figured in 100 Most Powerful Indians of 2011 and 2012 by The Indian Express. He has delivered lectures on democracy and elections worldwide. He observed elections in South Africa, Russia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and most recently in Pakistan, among others. He is on the Board of Advisors of International IDEA (Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance) Stockholm. He has been ap... Read More

  • Dr Azadar Khan

    Dr. Azadar Khan currently heads Corporate Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility functions at Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited. He is an Industry veteran, carries over 38 years of rich experience in Pharmaceutical Industry encompassing domain of Human Resources, Corporate Relations, Corporate Social Responsibility, Regulatory Affairs, and compliance. He has represented Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., as well as Indian Pharmaceutical Industries at various forums of the policy makers/stakeholders and provided advisory for ease of ... Read More

  • Dr. Altaf Lal

    Dr. Lal is Senior Advisor for Global Health and Innovation, Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited, India. He serves on the board of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership Board (RBM), Asia Pacific Leader’s Malaria Alliance (APLMA), and Foundation for Disease Elimination and Control of India (FDEC-India). He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Sun Pharma Health Care Society. He is serving as the Acting Director of the Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project. He has served as the Director of FDA India Office, Technical Director, Decade... Read More

  • Dr Nilima Kshirsagar

    Dr Kshirsagar is currently National Chair of Clinical Pharmacology, ICMR, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Member Investigational New Drugs (IND) committee, DTAB (Drug technical Advisory Board), Chairman core training Panel PvPI Govt. of India. Chairperson, DSMC Bedaquiline Conditional Access Program for tuberculosis, Govt. of India Chairperson, Subcommittee of Drug Technical Advisory Committee for fixed dose combination, Govt. of India Member Board, Foundation for Diseases Elimination and control, Sun ICMR collaboration Fellow of National Academy o... Read More

  • Prof. Dr. Y K Gupta

    He is the Principal Adviser (Projects),THSTI – Deptt. of Biotechnology, GOI and the Former Dean ( Academics), and Head, Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, New Delhi where he established Clinical Pharmacology. Dr. Gupta is the Chairman of Task Force on Nano Biotechnology. He served as Chairman of National GLP Technical Committee of DST, member of the Scientific Body of Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) and Chairman of Expert Committee on Clinical Medicine and Pharmacology of IP. He is also the Chairman / Member of Institutional ethics committees of repu... Read More

  • Prof A P Dash

    Credited with Ph. D. and D. Sc. degrees in Zoology, Professor Dash has significantly contributed in the field malaria and other vector borne neglected tropical diseases affecting the poorest of the poor. He served as Director of five different national research institutes including the National Institute for Malaria Research and National Institute of Research in Tribal Health. He was also the Regional Adviser at the South East Asia Regional Office of the World Health Organization. Currently he is working as the Vice Chancellor of the Central Un... Read More

  • Dr S Y Quraishi

    A civil servant, Dr Quraishi was the 17th Chief Election Commissioner of India. He revolutionized voter participation in India. For this and other electoral reforms he figured in 100 Most Powerful Indians of 2011 and 2012 by The Indian Express. He has delivered lectures on democracy and elections worldwide. He observed elections in South Africa, Russia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and most recently in Pakistan, among others. He is on the Board of Advisors of International IDEA (Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance) Stockholm. He has been ap... Read More

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