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{{Infobox organization
|name = King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research
|image = TamilNadu Logo.svg
|size =
|type = Research Institute
|location = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|established = 7 November 1899
|leader_title = Director
|leader_name = K. Kaveri
|website = {{url|www.kipmr.org.in}}
}}
'''King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research''' is a medicine research institute located in [[Guindy]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]. It was established on 7 November 1899 with the aim of protecting against scourging infections and was named after Lt. Col. [[Walter Gawen King|W. G. King]], the then Sanitary Commissioner of the [[Madras Presidency]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tnhealth.org/dme/meking.php |title=The King Institute of Preventive Medicine |website=Health & Family Welfare Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu |accessdate= 28 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628090856/http://www.tnhealth.org/dme/meking.php}}</ref>

The institute is located on the banks of [[Adyar River]]. The main red building that houses the Director's office has been identified as a heritage structure and has been brought under [[Indian Archaeological Society]]. The institute functions under Director of Medical Education and [[Department of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dmetn.org/english/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/introduction.pdf |title=About the organization and key achievements|website= dmetn.org|format=PDF|access-date=2021-04-04}}</ref>

It was one of the major institutions in India responsible for eradicating [[small pox]] by the production of vaccine. It is also one of the referral centers for bacterial and viral diseases in [[Tamil Nadu]]. Various wings at the institute include International Vaccination Centre, Board of Paramedical Education, and school of laboratory technology. Activities at the institute include quality control of schedule C and C1 drugs, manufacturing of anti–snake venom serum, diagnostic reagents (antigens and antisera), maintenance and supply of bacterial cultures, small animals, bacterial and virological diagnosis, and food sample testing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/King-Institute-looking-to-revive-anti-snake-venom-serum-production/article15583103.ece|title=King Institute looking to revive anti-snake venom serum production|first=Ramya|last=Kannan|date=7 December 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

The International vaccination centre in King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research is one of the [[World Health Organization]] authorized centres for issuing yellow fever vaccination and certificate.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kipm.ac.in:8080/kipm/content_page.jsp?sq1=vacci&sqf=926 |title=Departments : International Vaccination Center |access-date=13 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228012218/http://www.kipm.ac.in:8080/kipm/content_page.jsp?sq1=vacci&sqf=926 |archive-date=28 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Medicine}}
*[[Heritage structures in Chennai]]

==References==
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{{Chennai Topics}}
{{Health in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Organisations based in Chennai]]
[[Category:Research institutes in Chennai]]
[[Category:Heritage sites in Chennai]]
[[Category:Colleges affiliated to University of Madras]]
[[Category:1899 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Research institutes established in 1899]]

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SidneyBecnel at 11:00, 22 October 2023