AIIMS signs MoU with Japanese varisity
15 Oct 2014 4:56 AM IST
The prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Osaka University of Japan on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a collaborative research and development programme for affordable low cost surgical devices as per the clinical demands in India.
The initiative is part of the joint statement issued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during the former’s visit to Japan to enhance cooperation in the field of medical services.
The primary objective of the collaboration is to develop medical devices which will be of the highest quality and at the same time affordable.
‘At present the areas of special interest include development of instrument for minimal access surgery, which will also involve other branches of surgical disciplines in due course of time,’ said MC Misra, director of AIIMS Delhi. He further added that this will help India to adopt technology from Japan and manufacture the devices in our own country.
India currently imports 75 per cent of the surgical devices from the medically advanced nations.
‘The project will be implemented in phased manner after doctors and researchers from both the nation analyse the areas in depth,’ said Kiyokazu Nakajima, Professor at Osaka University.
The initiative is part of the joint statement issued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, during the former’s visit to Japan to enhance cooperation in the field of medical services.
The primary objective of the collaboration is to develop medical devices which will be of the highest quality and at the same time affordable.
‘At present the areas of special interest include development of instrument for minimal access surgery, which will also involve other branches of surgical disciplines in due course of time,’ said MC Misra, director of AIIMS Delhi. He further added that this will help India to adopt technology from Japan and manufacture the devices in our own country.
India currently imports 75 per cent of the surgical devices from the medically advanced nations.
‘The project will be implemented in phased manner after doctors and researchers from both the nation analyse the areas in depth,’ said Kiyokazu Nakajima, Professor at Osaka University.
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