Lok Sabha Question No. 1855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DNV Senthilkumar. S., Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Manickam Tagore B

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1855 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH JULY, 2021

## COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE

## 1855.  DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

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

- (a) Whether the Government has signed bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with different countries for cooperation covering various areas in the field of he medicine, including communicable and non -commun icable diseases;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the details of the Memoranda of Understandings by the Government, country -wise during each of the last three years and the current yea
- (c)  the  extent  to  which  the  aforesaid  international  cooperat ion  is  likely  to  address  the challenges  faced  by  the  country  in  handling  communicable  and  non - communicable diseases especially during COVID - 19 and the benefits likely to accrue in this regard; an
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to explo it the benefits of the latest research/treatment  undertaken  worldwide  for  life - threatening  communicable  and  non -communicable diseases and extend the same to patients?

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

(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- ( a) t o (d ):Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) signed by Ministry of Health& Family Welfarefor cooperation in the field of health and medicine during the last three years an current year areat Annexure -I .

The  important  areas  of  cooperation under these  MoUs are Public  Health,  Digital  Health, Pandemic  Management,  Maternal  and  Child  H ealth,Drug Regulation  &  Pharmaceutical Cooperation including communicable and non - communicable diseases .

These agreements  facilitate  capacity  building,  training,  exchange  of  information &  experts, health  manpower  development,  technical  support  in disease  management  including  drugs, diagnostics  and  vaccines and  research  in  mutually  identified  areas  on  the  basis  of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit. It provides opportunities for sharing and emulating best practic es and learning from each other to address public health challenges.

## Annexure-I

|   Calendar Year | Countries with which the MoUs/ Agreements have been signed                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|            2018 | The Sultanate of Oman The Islamic Republic of Iran The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste The Kingdom of Eswatini The Kingdom of Bahrain Japan The Republic of Uzbekistan, the Republic of Indonesia |
|            2019 | The Republic of Maldives The Kyrgyz Republic The Republic of Zambia The Union of Comoros                                                                                                                                             |
|            2020 | The Unites States of America The Federative Republic of Brazil The State of Israel                                                                                                                                                   |
|            2021 | The Republic of North Macedonia                                                                                                                                                                                                      |