Health and Education trends in Uzbekistan (March)

〔The trend in healthcare〕

1. Uzbek-Russian cooperation in healthcare is developing

- The possibilities of disseminating the best practices of Russian surgery were discussed at a meeting with a delegation of the Russian Scientific Center for Surgery (RSCH) named after Academician B.V. Petrovsky, in which the head of the National Chamber of Innovative Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan took part

2. Uzbekistan invited a well-known foreign expert to assist in the fight against corona virus

- Uzbekistan invited a well-known foreign expert, doctor of medical sciences, professor Mikhail Favorov to help prevent the importation and spread of corona virus.

3. The tasks to improve the effectiveness of public health protection are identified.

- On March 11, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan held a meeting on improving the effectiveness of public health in the country.

- In the regions, districts and cities, separate agency centers will be organized. Up to three specialists will be allocated to effectively organize this work in rural polyclinics. They will be engaged in the promotion of proper nutrition, improving the culture of public and personal hygiene among the villagers, identifying those who are at risk for cancer, cardiovascular diseases.

- The clinic of the Samarkand Scientific Research Institute of Medical Parasitology will be merged with the Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. On their basis, the Republican Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Epidemiology, Microbiology, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases will be organized, which will combine medical and scientific activities.

- The importance of speeding up the opening of branches and clinics in the Russian Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov and the Turkish University of Bahcesehir was emphasized.

- The meeting indicated the need to review the public health control system.

4. South Korean expert will evaluate the effectiveness of the struggle of Uzbekistan with corona virus

- The Ministry of Health invited the professor of the South Korean University Korea Choi Jae Uka to Uzbekistan as an expert in the fight against corona virus, and it is planned that the international expert will pay special attention to the effective treatment of patients with corona virus infection and to further expand the effective use of high medical technologies to accelerate their recovery.

〔Trend in Education〕

1. Private Malaysian university intends to open a branch in Khorezm

- The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Malaysia organized a visit of representatives of Binary University of Management and Entrepreneurship, headed by the founder and rector of this university, Joseph Adaykalam, to the Khorezm region.

2. Education First intends to invest $ 60 million in the development of English in Uzbekistan

- The head of the INR, Sherzod Shermatov, and President Karl-Johann Westring signed a memorandum of understanding on March 5

- According to the document, the parties intend to cooperate to assess the knowledge of students, teachers and volunteers. It is also planned to conduct trainings in the English language and develop joint programs for the professional development of teachers.

The above information was obtained through local media, and the content of the information may differ from the actual one.

Source: Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of Uzbekistan