Vatican city: The Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Bambino Ges¹ Pediatric Hospital of the Holy See have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation, Trend reports.
According to Trend News Agency, the signing took place during Anar Alakbarov’s visit to the Holy See, who is the Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Executive Director of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. The memorandum was signed by Anar Alakbarov and Tiziano Onesti, Head of the Bambino Ges¹ Hospital.
The memorandum outlines plans to implement training and educational programs with Europe’s largest pediatric medical institution. It also includes conducting joint research in molecular genetics and personalized medicine and collaborating on the diagnosis and treatment of complex clinical cases that cannot be addressed in Azerbaijan, in partnership with Bambino Ges¹ Hospital.
Key areas of cooperation will involve enhancing the professional knowledge and skills of medical personnel in Azerbaijan’s pediatric field. It will also focus on organizing joint scientific and clinical activities in molecular genetics, clinical diagnostics, and rare diseases, as well as expanding the use of genomic diagnostics and personalized medical approaches in Azerbaijan.
Founded in 1869, Bambino Ges¹ Hospital is the largest pediatric hospital and research center in Europe. It is authorized to perform all types of pediatric organ, cell, and tissue transplants and serves as the Italian headquarters of ‘Orphanet,’ the world’s largest database for rare diseases, which includes participants from over 40 countries.