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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who Partners With NIAID TB Portals Program Of NIH, USA?
A
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
B
Indian Squash Academy
C
Excell Career India IAS, IPS Academy
D
Indian Naval Academy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -NIAID is not a fundraising organization, but it is authorized by Congress to accept donations and bequests in support of its scientific mission. Such donations are kept in a gift fund account separate from the funding NIAID receives from Congress.

Detailed explanation-2: -For more than 60 years, NIAID research has led to new therapies, vaccines, diagnostic tests, and other technologies that have improved the health of millions of people in the United States and around the world. NIAID is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Detailed explanation-3: -The NIAID mission is to conduct and support basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. NIAID has a unique mandate, which requires the Institute to respond to emerging public health threats.

Detailed explanation-4: -With a $6.3 billion budget, the NIAID is only second to the National Cancer Institute in size among the agency’s 27 institutes and centers.

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