The Government of India and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ratified an MoU on cooperation in the field of health sector yesterday at Geneva.
This milestone agreement is going to usher in a new era of cooperation between India and UK. Shri Gulam Nabi Azad, Secretary of State for Health, stated that the agreement between India and UK will promote wide-ranging cooperation in the health sector between the two countries and spur the exchange of information and expertise for the common good of people.
The key areas in which the cooperation has been signed in the MOU are:
- Promoting exchange on healthcare policy in India and the UK
- Human resources for Health
- Regulatory issues;
- Health technology development
- Primary healthcare
- Strengthening of public infrastructure and capacity
- Health security, including cooperation on infectious diseases, emerging infections and drug resistance.
It is worthwhile to mention that India is a strategic partner to the UK and has been a recipient of UK’s bilateral assistance in the form of grants since 1975. The aid agency of the UK is Department for International Development (DFID). The priority for the DFID (UK)- Government of India partnership has been improvement of maternal & child health and reducing the burden of communicable diseases.
The Department of Health Research, GOI and National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), UK are in the process of signing an agreement for collaboration in areas relating to medical and health technology assessment.
Mr. Azad said that the signing of this agreement shows the commitment of the two countries to work closely with each other to further cement their strong relations.
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