Healthcare: Uzbekistan and Japan expand cooperation
Minister of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan Eldor Adilov met with Kenichi Matsumoto, Chairman of the Healthcare Committee of the Japan Uzbekistan Silk Road Foundation.
According to the ministry, the meeting focused on expanding cooperation between the two countries in healthcare, medical education, and pharmaceuticals. Particular attention was paid to a project to establish the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Neurology and Stroke in cooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The project, with a total cost of $150 million, is scheduled for implementation from 2025 to 2032. It includes constructing and equipping the National Medical Center for Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, providing medical equipment to clinics affiliated with medical universities in Samarkand and Bukhara, and training specialists.
The parties also addressed cooperation in the pharmaceutical sector. In this regard, a procedure has been established for registering medicines and medical equipment already registered by the competent authorities of Japan.
Mohigul Qosimova, UzA
