India and the African Union have signed an MoU to initiate and strengthen the cooperation in the health sector in a structured and organised manner by establishing the India-Africa health sciences collaborative platform.
Details:
- Following the deliberations at the first India-Africa Health Sciences Meet in 2016, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had taken up the mandate to initiate and strengthen the cooperation in the health sector in a structured and organized manner by establishing an India-Africa Health Sciences Collaborative Platform (IAHSP).
- The MoU signed aims to formalise this partnership by establishing a framework.
- The India-Africa Health Sciences Collaborative platform would focus on training and strengthening capacity of health professionals, researchers, regulators and industry staff, support research collaborations for developing preventive tools and improved diagnostics for diseases which are regional priorities in India and Africa.
About the African Union:
- The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located in the continent of Africa.
- African Union was founded on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and launched on 9 July 2002 in South Africa.
- The African Union replaced the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963.
- The African Union was established for accelerating the process of integration in the continent to enable it to play its rightful role in the global economy while addressing multifaceted social, economic and political problems compounded as they are by certain negative aspects of globalisation.
- All UN member states based in Africa and on African waters are members of the African Union.
Question:
Q. India and which regional union have signed an MoU to initiate and strengthen the cooperation in the health sector in a structured and organised manner by establishing a health sciences collaborative platform?
a. European Union
b. Asian Union
c. African Union
d. Atlantic Union
b. Asian Union
c. African Union
d. Atlantic Union
Answer to the above Question is "c"
