Article 21 Health
The Parties agree to encourage mutual cooperation and information exchange in the fields of health and the effective management of cross-border health problems.
The Parties shall seek to promote information exchange and mutual cooperation, inter alia, as follows:
information exchange on the surveillance of infectious diseases, including pandemic influenza, and on the early warning and countermeasures;
information exchange on the health strategies and the public health plans;
information exchange on health promotion policies, such as anti-smoking campaigns, obesity prevention and disease control;
information exchange to the extent possible in the field of pharmaceutical safety and approval;
information exchange to the extent possible, as well as joint research in the field of food safety such as food laws and regulations, emergency alert, etc.;
cooperation in R&D related aspects, such as advanced treatment and innovative, orphan drugs;
information exchange and cooperation regarding e-health policy.
The Parties shall endeavour to promote implementation of international health agreements such as the International Health Regulations and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.