Geneva, May 20 -- The Republic of Maldives and the Kingdom of Thailand signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to deepen cooperation in health, marking a new phase in bilateral collaboration focused on strengthening systems and sharing expertise, as per a release from the WHO South East Asia.

According to the release, the agreement was signed between the Ministry of Health, Maldives, and the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, during an event held alongside the Seventy-Eighth World Health Assembly in Geneva.

The MoU outlines a broad framework for cooperation, including support to enhance primary health care in the Maldives and build the regulatory capacity of the Maldives Food and Drug Authority. It also covers collaborat...