Cooperation agreements on health signed

Cooperation agreements on health signed

JAKARTA (JP): Two letters of cooperation in health and medical
sciences were signed yesterday at the City Hall, witnessed by
Governor Surjadi Soedirdja.

The first letter was signed by Harry Ward, the rector of the
medical school of the University of Arkansas, and M.K. Tadjudin,
the rector of the University of Indonesia.

Because the University of Indonesia has cooperation agreements
with the state-owned Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital and the private-
run Dharmais Cancer Hospital, Tadjudin's signing was also made on
behalf of the those two institutions.

The second letter of intent was signed by Harry Ward and
Halimah A. Bambang Trihatmodjo, the head of the board of patrons
of the Harapan Kita hospital -- a specialized hospital for mother
and child care.

According to an official statement released after the signing,
the program focuses on training and educational assistance for
Indonesian health workers, joint research in medical and health
sciences, exchange programs in child surgery and cancer
treatment.

Governor Surjadi Soedirdja, in a speech, said the cooperation
agreements on health are very important and need the full support
from the government because such cooperation schemes are closely
related to the real needs of the community.

The cooperation agreements are part of sister province-state
agreement between Jakarta, the capital city which has the status
of a province, and the state of Arkansas.

Governor Surjadi Soedirdja and Governor Jim Guy Tucker signed
the memorandum of understanding on the double agreement in Little
Rock on Nov. 17, 1993. The signing was witnessed by President
Soeharto and President Bill Clinton.

The memorandum, a copy of which was made available to The
Jakarta Post, emphasizes cooperation agreements and exchange
programs in trade and economic development, investment, art and
culture, and pediatric and cancer surgery. (06)