The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval for the MoUs between India and Germany for collaboration in the field of Occupational Diseases, Re-habilitation and vocational training of Insured Persons with disabilities; and for the MoU between India and Brazil in the field of Health and Medicine.

The MoUs with the DGUV, a specialized agency in Germany working for Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) and social protection, will help broadly in:-

1. Exchanging information and promoting activities in the area of rehabilitation related to medical, occupational and social re-habilitation of Insured Persons with disabilities, and
2. Prevention, detection and treatment of occupational diseases.

Exchange of information and collaboration will enable capacity building and social re-habilitation of Insured Persons with disabilities, besides prevention, detection and treatment of occupational diseases.

The bilateral MoU between India and Brazil will encourage cooperation between the two countries through joint initiatives, technology development in the health sector and development of research in the health sector. It will facilitate in improving the public health status of people of both the countries. It will strengthen bilateral ties between India and Brazil.