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India, Kuwait to cooperate on healthcare
Monday April 23, 2012 08:40:22 PM,
IANS
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Union Health Secretary P.K.
Pradhan and Under Secretary and Deputy Minister for the
Ministry of Health, Kuwait Dr. Ibrahim Alabdelhadi signing an
MoU on Medical Cooperation, in New Delhi on April 23, 2012. |
New Delhi: India and
Kuwait Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on
bilateral medical cooperation to boost healthcare, a government
statement said.
"The union health secretary P.K. Pradhan, on behalf of Government
of India, signed an MoU with the State of Kuwait on Medical
Cooperation. Ibrahim Alabdelhadi on behalf of the Ministry of
Health, Government of Kuwait," the statement said.
While there is a considerable number of nurses and doctors
employed in Kuwait, the pact aims at laying down institutional
framework for developing medical cooperation between the two
countries.
"The MoU provides for degree and other qualifications issued by
Institutions in respect of medicine (including traditional
medicine), nursing, medical technicians and paramedical recognised
by government bodies will be treated at par by the ministry of
health of Kuwait for appropriate job placements & benefits," it
said.
The MoU also provides for appropriate training to Kuwaiti doctors
in centers of excellence in the field of traditional and modern
medicine and allied health specialities in India. It lists
provisions for treatment of Kuwaiti patients in the approved
specialized Indian hospitals and encouraging medical tourism.
"Set up a joint working group (JWG) to further elaborate the
details of cooperation and to oversee the implementation of this
MoU. The JWG will meet not more than once a year or as agreed
upon," it added.
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