New Delhi, February 16: In a bid to strengthen cooperation in health sector, India today announced ten fellowships at a premier institute here for member countries of ‘Partners in Population and Development’ (PPD).
The announcement was made by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at a meeting of the executive committee of PPD held in Dhaka yesterday. He was chairing the meeting.
The ten fellowships at the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare will be available for members of PPD, which is an inter-governmental alliance of 25 developing countries working to promote South-South co-operation in the field of health.
The fellowships are aimed at building their capacity.
The issue of further strengthening the organisation and fostering better South-South cooperation in the area of health was deliberated at length in the meeting.
–Agencies