India
and U.S. work closely on health and wildlife after Modi's visit
Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S. has spurred efforts by the two countries to
develop affordable vaccines to combat dengue, malaria and tuberculosis, and to
manage wildlife parks such as Corbett, Gir and Panna.
Both countries agreed to
cooperate in fields aimed at promoting India’s development during Modi’s recent
visit.
India’s Health and Family
Welfare Ministry will work with the US National Institutes of Health and Center
for Disease Control to develop ‘affordable vaccines’ to fight dengue, malaria
and tuberculosis, said a top government official.
The US National Cancer
Institute will cooperate to develop the National Cancer Institute coming up at
the new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Jhajjar in Haryana,
the official said.
The institute, located at
Badhsa village in Jhajjar, is slated to have over 700 beds and facilities, like
surgical and radiation oncology, medical oncology, anaesthesia and palliative care and nuclear medicine. It will
also have the first tissue repository in India.
Besides healthcare, India
and the US will also collaborate on the management of national wildlife parks
like Corbett, Gir and Panna.
India’s Wildlife Research
Institute and the US National Parks Service and other institutions will
collaborate and exchange experiences on managing such parks.
“This would include
collaboration in terms of conservation, facilitation of visitors, professional
and academic exchanges, research, training and outreach for activities which
would help the parks be raised to world standards,” the official said.
The US will also help in
developing and improving water and sanitation facilities for 500 Indian cities
with a population of over one lakh, the official said. He also described Modi’s
visit as a “game-changer”.
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