India and the US to boost cooperation in the area of public health by sharing information and best practices, say sources. The agreement to ensure smooth implementation of issues for bilateral cooperation was reached during a meeting here Monday between Indian ambassador Nirupama Rao and US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Rao highlighted the importance of vibrant India-US health cooperation in strengthening their strategic dialogue and addressing the challenges of global health such as Rotavirus vaccine development, solution for HIV/AIDS and non-communicable diseases containment, the Indian embassy said in a media release.
To further broaden and deepen the bilateral health cooperation and to ensure better health at affordable costs for the people, she mentioned about emerging collaboration opportunities in areas of cancer research
These include specifically cooperation in development of the Indian National Cancer Institute and low cost biomedical technologies and health informatics.
Rao also underscored the opportunity for development of cooperation in the field of traditional medicine, which has immense market potential in the US.
Recalling her visit to India in January, Sebelius said it had helped her to understand the complexities of Indian health system and its challenges, the release said
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Sebelius also expressed her satisfaction in progress of the Global Disease Detection (GDD) - India Centre, which has been established in collaboration with the US Centre for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).
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