No: --- Dated: Jun, 12 2019

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of Health.

Scope of Cooperation:

The Memorandum of Cooperation covers the following areas of cooperation:-

  • Strengthening of healthcare systems;
  • Non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases and anti-microbial resistance;
  • Development of hospital management systems and health informationsystems Hospital Management;
  • Maternal and child health;
  • Medical Researches;
  • Exchange of experience in the transplantation of kidney and liver, cardiacsurgery, oncology, orthopedics, traumatology, etc.;
  • Improving the capacity of human resources in the field of health;
  • Exchange of information and experience in the field of regulation of pharmaceuticals & medical devices circulation;
  • Exchange of experience and information on good practice of clinical trials ofmedicines and medical products;
  • Integrated surveillance of diseases;
  • Arranging visits for the experience exchange among physicians, nurses and IT-specialists;
  • Exchange of experience on e-health;
  • Providing  opportunities   for  health  specialists   to  receive  training  and professional development at the "India-Kyrgyz Center for InformationTechnologies" with further internships in the Republic of India;
  • Health Tourism; and
  • Any other area of cooperation as may be mutually decided upon.

Implementation:

A Working Group will be set up to further elaborate the details of cooperation and to oversee the implementation of this Memorandum of Understanding.

Courtesy – Press Information Bureau, Government of India

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