A meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Uzbekistan Hatori Takashi was held at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The work carried out within the framework of bilateral cooperation and plans for the future was discussed at the meeting.

As noted, Japan is a reliable partner of Uzbekistan. With the support of the country’s government, several projects are being implemented in areas such as equipping medical institutions of Uzbekistan with modern equipment, introducing digital technologies into the field, and training personnel.

In particular, the Minister of Health Asilbek Khudoyorov reported that special medical containers provided by Japan to Uzbekistan, equipped with modern diagnostic equipment, allow us to provide modern medical services to our compatriots living in remote areas.

Together with Japan’s Sojitz Corporation, this year it is planned to begin constructing a clinic with 800 beds in Samarkand on a public-private partnership basis, which will further improve the quality of medical services for the population of Samarkand region.

Close cooperation has been established with several medical universities in this country, and specialists are trained based on joint educational programs. At the meeting, an exchange of views took place on further expanding cooperation in medical education.

The allocation of grants by Japan for the purchase of modern medical equipment for medical institutions in Uzbekistan within the framework of the program “Free assistance to small-scale social projects” serves to further strengthen their material and technical base.

At the meeting, grant agreements were signed for three more projects within the framework of this program.

Thus, grant funds will be used to equip the Bukhara branch of the Republican Scientific Center for Emergency Medical Care, the Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, and the Republican Perinatal Center with modern medical equipment.

During the dialogue, Ambassador Hatori Takashi noted that Japan will continue to contribute to improving access to high-quality medical services in Uzbekistan.

Mokhigul Qosimova, UzA