The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on June 27 approved an agreement with Bahrain on cooperation in the field of healthcare, facilitating exchange of research outcomes and visits of officials between the two countries.

The MoU covers encouragement in health and medical research activities at both the private-sector and the academic level, visits by governmental officials, academics and others, and facilitation of workshop participation and training courses, among others, an official statement said. "A Working Group will be set up to further elaborate the details of cooperation and to oversee the implementation of this Memorandum of Understanding," it added.