Indo- Swiss Health MOU: Bilateral Meet Held at Geneva

With the aim of giving further impetus to cooperation in the field of healthcare, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad and Minister of Health Switzerland, Mr Alain Berset held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of World Health Assembly at Geneva. Shri Azad said that considerable progress has been made in this regard and an MOU in the field of health is being signed to promote bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The major areas of cooperation will be Non-Communicable Diseases, Communicable Diseases and Anti- Microbial resistance, Universal Health Coverage, Maternal & Child health, Sexual & Reproductive Health, Health & Medical Research, Therapeutic Products, Electronic Medical Records and Global Health Governance

Source: Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India (Link)

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Amitabh Arora

Amitabh Arora has more than 18 years of experience promoting foreign direct investments (FDI), trade and economic relations between India and Switzerland, South Korea, United Kingdom and Canada. He is currently working as Director Key Accounts at the Greater Geneva Berne area (GGBa), the economic development agency of western Switzerland. GGBa offers a comprehensive range of services at no charge to foreign companies seeking to establish a presence in Switzerland. He is also the founder of FDITracker.com, tracking FDI developments worldwide. Amitabh has a Masters in International Business from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) and a Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) from College of Business Studies, India.