Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences and the University of Meisan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to foster their scientific and academic cooperation in the health sector.

The MOU focuses on expanding academic ties, sharing expertise, and boosting health tourism, the health ministry website reported.

Accordingly, the MOU centers around exchanging professors and students, holding joint educational courses, conducting research projects, and publishing scientific articles collaboratively, as well. Boosting health tourism would facilitate Iraqi patients’ admission to Iranian medical centers. 

Iran is highly renowned in advanced medical fields such as cell therapy, gene therapy, and reproduction. The country has developed several approved cellular products, and new drugs for the treatment of hard-to-treat diseases are going through the clinical trial stage, Masoud Habibi, an official with the health ministry said.

The president of Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Hatam Boustani, for his part, said, “The memorandum of understanding will help strengthen regional cooperation and improve the welfare of communities; it promotes the two universities’ joint commitment to enhancing educational progress and providing health services.”