Maldives has hosted the Official Session of the First Joint Working Group between Ministry of Health of Maldives and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India.
The session was held as part of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of Health between Maldives and India last June. The delegation from Maldives was led by Permenant Secretary at Health Ministry Khadheeja Abdul Samad Abdulla, while the Indian delegation was led by Health Secretary Preeti Sudan.
Discussions during the session were focused on India assisting Maldives in training health professionals and providing technical assistance to improve the public health sector. In addition, discussions were also held on development of a cancer clinic with the assistance of India.
Ambassador of India to Maldives Sunjay Sudhir and officials from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives also took part in the session.