Lucknow, 21 Aug (HS): Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister

Brajesh Pathak on Friday expressed his views on the possibilities of

cooperation between Uttar Pradesh and Japan in the field of healthcare and care

economy at the 'UP-Japan Investment Meet-2026' programme organised at Indira

Gandhi Pratishthan.

Brajesh Pathak stated that the partnership with Japan will

provide new impetus to the health sector in Uttar Pradesh. This partnership

will not only provide new impetus to the health sector in Uttar Pradesh but

will also prove crucial in opening new doors of skills, employment, and global

opportunities for the youth. He stated that the partnership with Japan can play

an important role in strengthening Uttar Pradesh's healthcare infrastructure,

providing geriatric care, skill development, modern technology, training, and

creating new employment opportunities.

The Deputy Chief Minister said that by combining the

experience, technical expertise and human resources of both the countries, a

strong ecosystem of quality health services, modern care system and trained

healthcare workforce can be developed. India-Japan partnership is a strong

foundation for new opportunities in the field of health, skill and service. On

this occasion, State Government Minister Anil Rajbhar, Minister of State with

Independent Charge Kapil Dev Agarwal, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical

Health and Family Welfare) Amit Kumar Ghosh, Principal Secretary Labour and

Employment Dr. M.K. Sundaram, Principal Secretary, Vocational Education, Skill

Development and Entrepreneurship Development Hariom, Mission Director of Uttar

Pradesh Skill Development Mission Pulkit Khare, Director, STEP Foundation Mansi

Kasliwal and representatives of Japan were present.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi