(a) whether India and USA have agreed to exchange their Defence Medical Research and Facilities being
given to defence personnel of each country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether any agreement has been signed between the two countries in this regard;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the extent to which Indian Defence personnel will be benefited after the implementation of said agreement?
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE)
(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABRA STARRED QUESTION NO. 662 FOR 12.5.2005
A Memorandum of Agreement has been signed on April 13, 2005 between the
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS), USA and the Indian Armed
Forces Medical Services (AFMS) for training, research and workshops in the field of
medicine for uniformed medical professionals of the two countries.
The main objective of the Agreement is the exchange of professional military
medical knowledge between the Armed Forces of USA and India.
This collaboration will help in expanding and upgrading the knowledge of the
Indian Armed Forces Medical Services especially in certain frontier areas of medicine.