Current context: The government has constituted a high-level technical committee of Public Health Experts for COVID-19.
a. R S Mishra
b. K M Rahman
c. V K Paul
d. S R Subramanian
- The High-level technical committee (HLTC) will guide the prevention and control activities for COVID 19 in the country.
- It is a 21 member committee and is headed by NITI Aayog member Dr V K Paul.
- The co-chairperson of the HLTC are Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan and Director General Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr. Balram Bhargava.
- Other members of the HLTC include:
- Director, AIIMS, Dr. Randeep Guleria
- Director of National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi Dr Sujeet Singh
- Director of Institute of Infectious Diseases, Pune Dr Sanjay Pujari
- Additional Chief Secretary of Kerala Dr Rajan Khobragade
Question:
Q.1 The High level technical committee of Public Health Experts for COVID-19, recently set up by the government is headed by ____________?a. R S Mishra
b. K M Rahman
c. V K Paul
d. S R Subramanian