New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post-facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Italy on cooperation in the fielad of Health and Medical Sciences. The MoU was signed on 29th November, 2017 in New Delhi.
The MoU covers the following areas of cooperation:-
- Exchange & training of medical doctors, officials, other health professionals and experts;
- Assistance in development of human resources and setting up of health care facilities;
- Short term training of human resources in health;
- Regulation of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and cosmetics and exchange of information thereon;
- Promotion of business development opportunities in pharmaceuticals;
- Procurement of generic and essential drugs and assistance in sourcing of drug supplies;
- Procurement of health equipment and pharmaceutical products;
- Collaboration in the prevention of NCDs of .mutual interest, such as neurocardiovascular diseases, cancer, COPDs, mental health and dementia, with an emphasis on SDG3 and related factors;
- Collaboration in the field of climate change impact on communicable diseases and vector borne diseases;
- Nutritional aspects of food intake, including malnutrition (over nutrition andundernutrition) in the light of the SDG2 and organization of nutritional services;
- Safety of production, transformation, distribution and food delivery;
- Research and training of food industry operators;
- Information and communication to citizens on hygiene and food safety and healthy eating habits; and
- Any other area of cooperation as may be mutually decided upon.
A Joint Working Group (JWG) will be set up to further elaborate the details of cooperation and to oversee the implementation of this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
