A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda has been signed by Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the Republic of India and Dr Richard Sezibera, Minister of Health, Republic of Rwanda.
The MoU covers the areas of cooperation including integrated disease surveillance; medical research; emergency relief; hospital management; laboratory and diagnostics; drugs and pharmaceutical products; traditional medicine; health tourism; telemedicine; and training.
The cooperation shall take the following forms: Exchange of information in the field of health and medicine; Exchange of experts in the field of health; Health manpower development in the field of epidemiology and outbreak; Diagnostic laboratory support through testing clinical samples during outbreak situation; Training in the mutually agreed identified areas; Deputation of experts to attend international meetings held in either country; Technical support in establishing laboratories/hospitals; and research in mutually identified areas.
A Working Group under the chairmanship of Additional Secretary (Health) has been constituted from the Indian side to further elaborate the details of cooperation and to oversee the implementation of this Memorandum of Understanding.