Health Information Technology and Policy LabFebruary 21st, 2007
FiledFebruary 21st, 2007After a meeting in Bangkok in February 1999, delegates from Ministries of Health in all six Mekong countries agreed to collaborate in disease and outbreak management through the MBDS Network. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalized this collaboration in 2001, marking the first such regional agreement and framework for collaboration across WHO regional office areas. A new MOU was recently signed on May 15, 2007, reinforcing the partnership.