Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD)

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Correct Answer : Option b

Explanation
Statement 1 is not correct: Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) is a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-led Team India Consortium with global participation, not a World Health Organisation initiative. Its aim is to provide affordable healthcare to the developing world by providing a global platform where the best minds can collaborate & collectively endeavor to solve the complex problems associated with discovering novel therapies for neglected tropical diseases like Tuberculosis, Malaria, Leishmaniasis etc. It has more than 5975 registered partners from more than 130 countries around the world.

Statement 2 is correct: OSDD is currently focused on the discovery of novel drugs for TB and Malaria. OSDD collaboratively aggregates the biological, genetic and chemical information available to scientists in order to use it to hasten the discovery of drugs. This will provide a unique opportunity for scientists, doctors, technocrats, students and others with diverse expertise to work for a common cause. OSDD is a translational platform for drug discovery, bringing together informaticians, wet lab scientists, contract research organizations, clinicians, hospitals and others who are willing to adhere to the affordable healthcare philosophy agreeing to the OSDD license.