Cabinet gives nod to MoU between India, Kyrgyzstan to strengthen Healthcare Systems

New Delhi: 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.

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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 information systems Hospital Management;


• Maternal and child health;


• Medical Researches;


• Exchange of experience in the transplantation of kidney and liver, cardiac surgery, oncology, orthopaedics, 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 of medicines and medical products;


• Integrated surveillance of diseases;


• Arranging visits for the experience exchange among physicians, nurses and specialists;


• Exchange of experience on e-health;


• Providing  opportunities   for  health  specialists   to  receive  training  and professional development at the "India-Kyrgyz Center for Information Technologies" 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.