The Union Cabinet has given its ex post facto approval on the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between the Department of Health & Family Welfare (DoHFW) & the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on cooperation in the field of health, signed in Nov 2019 during the visit by Bill Gates, Co-Chair & Trustee of BMGF, to Delhi.
The Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) covers areas of cooperation, including reduction of maternal, neonatal & child morbidity & mortality, & improving key nutrition outcomes, by improving the reach, coverage & quality of essential primary health, immunisation & nutrition services.
It will also work to increase the basket of choices & quality in family planning methods, especially for reversible methods, & increase access to them among younger women. Also, a Programme Action Committee (PAC) will be set up to further elaborate on the details & to oversee the implementation of this Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC).
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