After
Modi visit, India-US to collaborate in vaccines, parks
Besides giving a
much-needed boost to the bilateral strategic partnership, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's visit to the US also saw the two countries agreeing to
collaborate in developing affordable vaccines to combat dengue, malaria, and
tuberculosis and to manage wildlife parks in India, like Corbett, Gir and
Panna.
Modi's visit, which is
being seen as a "game changer" and set to put India-US ties "on
an altogether new and high trajectory, saw him meeting with around 100 people
during his five-day visit to the US - New York and Washington - from Sep 26-30,
said an official source Saturday.
During the US visit, Modi
"brought sharp focus and a direct connection between his domestic
developmental priorities and foreign policy" with the aim of promoting
India's development.
Among their collaborations
agreed upon during the visit is that both countries are to launch a combined
effort to develop affordable vaccines for dengue, malaria, and tuberculosis.
This will be done through
India's ministry of health and family welfare and the department of
biotechnology and the US' National Institutes of Health, said the source.
Both countries are to also
collaborate in the field of fighting cancer. The US National Cancer Institute
has agreed to collaborate to help develop the upcoming National Cancer
Institute at the Jhajjar (Haryana) campus of All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS).
To be located in Badhsa
village in Jhajjar, the institute is slated to have over 700 beds for different
facilities like surgical oncology, radiation oncology, medical oncology,
anaesthesia and palliative care and nuclear medicine and will also have the
first of its kind tissue repository in India.
Both countries are to also
partner in developing India's National Parks.
India's Wildlife Research
Institute and the US National Parks Service and other institutions will collaborate
and exchange experiences on managing national parks.
This would include
collaboration in terms of conservation, facilitation of visitors,
professional/academic exchanges, research, training and outreach for
activities, which would help the parks be raised to world standards, said the
source.
The parks being considered
for the collaboration include Corbett, Panna, Tadoba, Bandipur and Gir.
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