PESHAWAR:The Khyber Medical University (KMU) and the DKT Pakistan Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for technical and research collaboration.
Vice Chancellor KMU Prof. Dr. Zia-ul-Haq and Country Director DKT Pakistan Justin Main Thompson signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations.
According to the details, under the MoU the KMU and DKT-P undertake to pursue a program of research, scientific and technical collaboration for the exchange of ideas, skills, and techniques on problems of mutual interest as agreed from time to time.
In the said MoU both the partner agreed upon to exchange and training of scientific and technology personnel for teaching, research and development in the field of mother, neonatal and child health (MNCH), HIV/AIDS prevention, breast cancer (prevention, early diagnosis, treatment) and other related fields pertaining to the interest of both parties.
The MoU stated that holding of joint conferences, seminars, workshops and invited lectures on national and international issues, visit and utilization of each others’ research and technical facilities as and when required after mutual consent shall be carried out jointly.
The MoU elaborated that KMU will provide technical support and advocacy to DKT-P in establishing research cell, curricula of training programs, social entrepreneurship, HIV/AIDs prevention strategies and other areas of mutual interest, whereas DKT-P will grant access to their data bank, healthcare service delivery centers, patients/subject and health care providers on their panel to the students and faculty of KMU for the purpose of research projects in the fields of mutual interest.
The MoU will remain effective for a period of ten years unless terminated by anyone of the partners by giving advance notice of six months.
Both parties will appoint liaison officers who hold periodic meeting to work out the details of cooperation on such items and condition as agreeable to both the parties and to monitor their implementation and prepare annual progress reports.