BCG Vaccine Laboratory, Guindy
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BCG Vaccine Laboratory, Chennai, is a sub-ordinate office of Directorate General of Health Services of the Government of India.
History
Estabished on 1 May, 1948, it was founded to produce and supply liquid BCG Vaccine and Tuberculins in collaboration with Statens Serum Institute (SSI), Copenhagen, Denmark through World Health Organization.Activities
The laboratory carries out the activities of:
- Manufacturing freeze dried BCG vaccine, used for control of childhood Tuberculosis Meningitis.
- Manufacturing and supplying freeze dried BCG therapeutic vaccine for cancer chemotherapy.
- Producing purified protein derivative RT for diagnosis of Tuberculosis.
- Acting as national quality control laboratory for BCG Vaccine.
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