The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bahrain on cooperation in the field of Healthcare.

The MoU covers the following areas of cooperation:-

i. Exchange of information including publications and research outcomes;

ii. Exchanging visits by governmental officials, academic staff, scholars, teachers, experts and students;

iii. Participating in workshops and training courses;

iv. Encouraging health and medical research activities at both the private-sector and the academic level; and

v. Any other forms 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.