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Peace & Love Hospital (PLH) in Ghana, parent company of Breast Care International (BCI), a non-governmental organization championing breast cancer awareness in Ghana, has entered into a partnership with the Linda Loma University in California, USA to enhance healthcare delivery in the country. The agreement seeks to establish and develop collaboration between the two institutions in the joint planning and implementation of educational and research services in the area of public health practice and research through capacity building programmes. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by the CEO of Peace & Love Hospital (PLH) in Ghana, Dr. Beatrice Wiafe Addae and Dr. Richard Hart, President of Linda Loma University in the USA. A statement from LLU highlighting the significance of the agreement pointed out that the MOU does not impose financial obligation on either LLU or BCI. The partnership will run for three years commencing on July 1, 2011 until June 30, 2013 and subject to renewal; 60 days before each three-year term ends. Each party can however abrogate the agreement in writing. Below is a copy of the Statement on the MOU signed between the two parties. The Loma Linda University (LLU) in Loma Linda, California, USA and the Peace & Love Hospitals (PLH) in Ghana, formally agree to work in partnership to develop and implement public health related projects for the purpose of enhancing services delivery to improve public heath, healthcare services, program development and workforce development. LLU and PLH seek a long-term relationship and shall make every effort to work together in spirit of openness, trust and good faith. LLU and PLH propose to continue the development of their relationship through collaboration in public health practice, practice-based research, and academics, thereby leveraging effects to build capacity and advance public health programs of both organizations, contingent on financial and personnel resource availability.