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Added on the 27/09/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Montevideo, Sep 27 (EFE).- Cancer, obesity and Covid-19 are some of the health matters included in the memorandum of understanding signed Monday by the health ministers of Chile and Uruguay, Enrique Paris and Daniel Salinas, respectively, during the visit of Chilean President Sebastian Piñera, to Montevideo.According to the text of the agreement, which was shared with the press after the signing, it comes as a result of the "mutual interest in strengthening the links of cooperation" between the two countries, which are "aware that international cooperation is one of the tools of states" contributing to the search for solutions to common problems.Organ donation, vaccine administration management, obesity and healthy lifestyles, mental health, cancer, environmental health and toxicology, healthy aging, education for healthcare teams and Covid-19 are among the issues mentioned in the text as areas for cooperation between the two nations. (Camera: ALEJANDRO PRIETO). SHOT LIST: CHILEAN MINISTER OF HEALTH ENRIQUE PARIS DURING HIS VISIT TO MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY.
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