The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Morocco on cooperation in the field of health. 

The MoU covers the following areas of cooperation:- 

i) Non-communicable diseases, including child cardiovascular diseases and cancer; 

ii) Drug Regulation and Pharmaceutical quality control; 

iii) Communicable Diseases; 

iv) Maternal, child and neonatal health; 

v) Hospital twinning for exchange of good practices; 

vi) Training in administration and management of health services and Hospitals; 

vii) Any other area of cooperation as may be mutually decided upon. 

A Working Group will be set up to further elaborate the details of cooperation and to oversee the implementation of this MoU. 
 

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