The President of Uzbekistan received the Director-General of the WHO.
During the meeting, agreements were reached on further developing practical cooperation in a number of fields and on holding joint events and research.
On April 21, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, received the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is on an official visit to the country. The President's press service reported this.
It was reported that the meeting discussed pressing issues of further developing cooperation with this organization in modernizing and strengthening the national healthcare system. It was emphasized that cooperation with WHO has reached a new qualitative level in recent years. Large-scale and systematic reforms in the healthcare sector are being implemented with the expert advisory support of the organization and in consideration of its international standards and recommendations.
Within the framework of cooperation, a number of strategic documents aimed at developing the healthcare system have been developed. Qualified medical personnel are being trained, primary healthcare, diagnostic, and disease prevention systems are being improved, and state health insurance mechanisms are being introduced.
The WHO Director-General highly appreciated the reforms being implemented in Uzbekistan and specifically noted the significant results achieved in expanding the population's access to medical services, increasing life expectancy, reducing maternal mortality, and developing digital medicine.
At the end of the meeting, agreements were reached on further developing practical cooperation in priority areas such as improving the pharmaceutical regulation system, introducing digital solutions and artificial intelligence technologies in healthcare, as well as on holding joint events and research.
