New Delhi: Recalling the close and historical ties between India and Uganda, Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad met Vice-President of the Republic of Uganda H E Edward Ssekandi at Kampala.
Azad met Ssekandi on Monday during his visit to Kampala, to chair the 22nd Executive Committee Meeting of the Partners in Population and Development (PPD), an alliance of 25 member countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America, a Health Ministry statement issued here today said.
Both the dignitaries stressed upon the need to further strengthen and deepen bilateral cooperation during the meeting, it added. Recalling his very recent visit to India, Mr Ssekandi appreciated the advances made by India in fields such as telecom, petrochemicals and health and medicine. He further stated that not only people from Uganda but also from developed countries were now travelling to India for healthcare. Azad said that several initiatives had been taken in the recent past in health and medicine and expressed hope that India and Uganda would be able to collaborate for mutual benefit, especially to further improve maternal and child health. He stated that a large number of Indians were settled in Uganda and were contributing to the economic progress of Uganda. “The progressive policies of the Government of Uganda under President Museveni had helped in economic growth of the country,” Mr Azad said. (PTI)