Iraqi media outlets reported on Tuesday that Iraqi Minister of Health Salih Mahdi Motlab al-Hasnawi and his Iranian counterpart Bahram Einollahi had agreed in a meeting in Baghdad earlier in the day to boost healthcare collaboration between the two neighboring countries.
During the meeting, which was held in the presence of Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Mohammad-Kazem Al Sadegh, the two sides reviewed ways to expand bilateral collaboration on procurement of medicines and medical equipment.
They also discussed exchanging medical delegations between Iran and Iraq and other issues like holding joint medical conferences, treatment of patients and training of medical and healthcare staff.
The Iraqi and Iranian ministers declared in a press conference in Baghdad that the two countries will form a joint committee to cooperate on bilateral medical issues, including on treatment of patients, hiring medical teams to carry out complicated operations, and collaboration between medical universities of the two countries.
The joint committee will also be tasked with coordinating efforts between parliamentary health commissions of Iran and Iraq to pave the way for adoption of laws in support of healthcare systems in the countries.
It will also coordinate efforts for inauguration of branches of Iranian medical universities in the holy city of Karbala in Iraq.
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