India, US MoU on military medicine including HIV/AIDS research

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India, US ink MoU on military medicine

EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE

Posted online: Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 0127 hours IST

NEW DELHI: India and the United States here today signed a

memorandum of understanding (MoU) on training and academic

cooperation in military medicine, a step which, the Government says,

will open up new frontiers in research and education for the armed

forces of both countries.

The agreement, signed between the Armed Forces Medical Services and

the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences of USA, will

allow both the countries to share military medical experience,

knowledge and facilities. The agreement is likely to encourage

research in fields like cancer and malaria.

It will also enhance cooperation in providing training to doctors

and specialists.

The collaboration conceptualizes training and research work in areas

like ``biological warfare, management of emerging infectious

diseases, including AIDS, using wound healing and tissue repair, and

clinical trial setups,'' said Gen Bhardwaj, DG, AFMS.

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