Lok Sabha Question No. 2965 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: MoUs in Health Sector
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, S. RAJENDRAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUDHEER GUPTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2965 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH DECEMBER, 2018

## MOU sIN HEALTH SECTOR

## 2965. SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has entered  into  agreements  with  other countries  seeking cooperation in the r atment of diseases like AIDS, Cancer and Hepatitis;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the details  of  the  Memoranda  of Understandings (MoUs)/Agreementssigned by the Government, country -wise;

(c) the monetary and medical aid extende d through these MoUs during each of the last three years and the current year, country - wise;

(d)  the  extent  to  which  the  aforesaid international  cooperation  is  likely  to address  the challenges faced by the country in handling life - threatening diseases; an d

- (e)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government  to  get  the  benefits  of  the  latest research/treatment undertaken in the world for life - threatening diseases and extend the same to patients?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)& (b) : No agreement has been signed by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare with  other  countries  for  cooperation  in  treatment  of  diseases.    However,  the  Minis Health  &  Family  Welfare  has  signed  bilat eral  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoUs)  / Agreements with fifty -five (55) other countries, for cooperation covering various areas in field of health and medicine, including communicable and non -communicable diseases.    A list of countries with whom Mo Us / Agreements have been signed is in Annexure .

- (c) : The bilateral MoUs/Agreements do not contain any provision on extending financi aid or providing of medical aid.
- (d)& (e): The objective of the MoUs / Agreements is to establish comprehensive inter -ministerial  and  inter - institutional  cooperation  in  the  field  of  health  and  medicine  with aims and objectives of upgrading the quality and reach of human, material and infrastr resources involved in healthcare, training and research on the basis of equality, recip and  mutual  benefit.    The  collaborations  encourage  joint  initiatives  and  techn development in the health sector.

To further elaborate the details of cooperation and to oversee the implemention MoUs / Agreements, joint meetings are held at appropriate times as mutually decided u It  provides  opportunities  for  sharing  and  emulating  best  practices  and  learnin g  from  each other, to address public health challenges.

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## LIST OF COUNTRIES

## with whom Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has signed Agreements / Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) / Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) / Statement of Intent (SoI)

|                     | Afghanistan                  |                                  |
|---------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.                  | Australia                    |                                  |
|                     |                              | 28-08-2005                       |
|                     |                              | 10-04-2017                       |
| 2. 3.               | Austria Bangladesh           | 17-02-2005                       |
| 4. 5.               | Bahrain                      | 12-02-2013 15-07-2018 05-05-1998 |
|                     | Brazil Brunei                | 02-02-2016                       |
| 6. 7.               |                              | 28-11-2011                       |
|                     | Bulgaria Burundi             | 18-09-2012                       |
| 8. 9.               |                              |                                  |
| 10. 11. 12.         | Cuba Cyprus China            | 06-12-2017 08-10-2002 03-09-1994 |
|                     |                              | 19-01-2010                       |
|                     | Colombia                     |                                  |
| 13. 14.             | Croatia Egypt                |                                  |
|                     |                              | 09-06-2010                       |
| 15. 16.             | Islands                      | 18-11-2008 10-10-2005            |
|                     | Fiji Germany                 |                                  |
| 17.                 |                              | 01-06-2017 17-02-2018            |
| 18.                 | Iran                         |                                  |
| 19. (a) 19. (b) 20. | Japan Jordan                 | 01-09-2014 29-10-2018 01-03-2018 |
| 21.                 | Japan                        |                                  |
|                     | Hungary Indonesia Israel     | 18-01-2008                       |
| 22.                 |                              | 11-10-2013                       |
| 23.                 |                              | 09-09-2003 29-11-2017            |
| 24. 25. 26.         | Italy Kazakhstan Kuwait      |                                  |
|                     | Latvia                       | 16-04-2011 23-04-2012 28-02-2012 |
| 27. 28.             |                              |                                  |
|                     | Malawi                       |                                  |
| 29. 30.             | Maldives                     | 03-11-2010 02-01-2014 12-03-2013 |
| 31.                 | Mauritius                    |                                  |
|                     | Mongolia Morocco             | 14-09-2009                       |
| 32. 33. 34.         | Mozambique                   | 14-12-2017 22-02-2004 06-09-2017 |
| 35.                 |                              | 30-01-2014                       |
|                     | Myanmar                      | 26-10-2016                       |
|                     | Netherlands New Zealand Oman | 11-02-2018                       |
| 36. 37.             |                              | 16-05-2017                       |
|                     | Palestine Papua              |                                  |
| 38.                 | New Guinea Philippines       |                                  |
| 39.                 | Poland                       | 29-04-2016 05-10-2007 24-04-2009 |
| 40. 41. 42.         |                              |                                  |
| 43.                 | Qatar                        | 05-06-2016                       |
|                     | Rwanda Arabia                | 12-11-2010                       |
| 44. 45.             | Saudi Seychelles             | 20-11-2006 10-09-2003            |

Name of country

Date of signing

47.

55.

Swaziland

Yemen

| 48.     | Sweden                                     | 24-02-2009 03-09-2012   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|         |                                            | 16-12-2002              |
| 49. 50. | Tajikistan Tanzania (Zanzibar) Timor-Leste |                         |
| 51. 52. | United                                     | 07-04-2018 19-05-2013   |
|         | Kingdom                                    |                         |
| 53. 54. | USA                                        |                         |
|         | Vietnam                                    | 25-06-2015 03-09-2016   |

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