Dr. Jitendra Singh Dedicates UMMID Programme to the Nation; Says Genomic and Precision Medicine Will Shape the Future of Healthcare

• UMMID = Unique Methods of Management and treatment of Inherited Disorders — a Department of Biotechnology (DBT) initiative for rare/inherited genetic disorders built on the principle "Prevention is better than Cure".
• Operates via NIDAN Kendras (National Inherited Diseases Administration Kendras) in government hospitals; combines genetic diagnostics, prenatal & newborn screening, counselling, and clinician capacity-building.
• Recently dedicated to the Nation by Dr. Jitendra Singh (MoS S&T) as a flagship pivot toward genomic & precision medicine.
• Relevant for GS-II (Health/Welfare schemes) and GS-III (Biotechnology/S&T).