Pasteur Institute of India

The Pasteur Institute of India produces DPT vaccine and rabies vaccine for the Expanded Program on Immunization in India. It is located in Coonoor, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. The institute was initially called the Pasteur Institute of Southern India. In 1907 it changed its name to the Pasteur Institute of India. In 1977 it became an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The institute is named after the French scientist, Louis Pasteur.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Pasteur Institute of India, Coonoor, Nilgiris". Pasteur Institute of India. Retrieved 15 June 2017.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.