Tehran, Iran, April 28
Trend:
Iran and Iraq will boost their cooperation in health and medical education sectors, said Iraq's Deputy Minister of Health Hazem al-Jamili, Trend reports citing IRNA.
“Iran's pharmaceutical companies operate across the Middle East and the pharmaceutical industry in Iran is very advanced in comparison with other countries in the region,” Hazem al-Jamili said,
Referring to Iraq's bitter past experience in importing medicines from abroad, he added that the Iraqi Ministry of Health is encouraging the establishment of indigenous drug industries and the import of technology to Iraq.
“The relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq in all sectors are at a very high level thanks to the religious affiliation and historical ties,” he said. “The health ministries of the two countries are also seeking to expand relations in the field of health and treatment.”
Hazem al-Jamili said that there are good coordination in the field of pharmaceutical industries and the transfer of Iran's experience and technology to Iraq, as well as the transfer of patients to Iran for treatment.
Referring to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two ministries over the past five years and the five documents of cooperation inked during the visit of the Minister of Health of Iran to Iraq, he said that the future of relations between the two countries, especially in the field of health, is bright.
Health ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Iraq signed five cooperation documents on health, treatment and medicine between the two countries.
These documents cover the fields of pharmaceutical and medical cooperation, primary health care (PHC), patient treatment and health tourism, medical education, and the first joint protocol of the health ministries of the two countries.