Cuba has evinced interest in collaborating with Kerala in the health and sports sectors, according to a press release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is in Cuba on an official visit along with Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal and Health Minister Veena George.
Cuban officials said their leading pharmaceutical major, BioCubaPharma, would invest in a vaccine manufacturing plant in Kerala. They also agreed on close cooperation with Kerala’s health sector through exchange programmes, continuing medical education programmes and medical technology and expertise sharing.