Health Ministry partners with Japan and Türkiye for $300 million medical center in Samarkand

The meeting was attended by the Acting Minister of Health Asilbek Hudayarov, CEO of the Japanese corporation Sojitz Masayoshi Fujimoto, President of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Tadashi Maeda, and General Director of the Turkish company Rönesans International Kaan Kemal Ekermen.

According to the Ministry of Health's press service, the meeting is a logical continuation of the agreements reached during the visit of a delegation led by Deputy Minister F. Toshpulatov to Japan from June 17-21 of this year.

During the dialogue, it was noted that several projects are being implemented with Japan and Türkiye in the field of equipping medical institutions with modern equipment, introducing digital technologies, and training personnel.

Cooperation has been established with several medical universities in these countries, and future medical specialists are being trained jointly through combined educational programs.

Additionally, work is ongoing regarding investments, public-private partnerships, and grant projects with prestigious companies from these countries.

"The guests noted that our country offers ample opportunities for foreign investors and private sector representatives in the healthcare field.

Thanks to the healthy competitive environment created in the medical sphere, the quality and volume of medical services provided to the population are increasing. Specifically, over the past 8 years, the number of private hospitals in our country has grown 2.7 times, reaching 8,800, with an average annual increase of 500-600," the ministry reported.

At the meeting, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Health, the Japanese corporation Sojitz, and the Turkish company Rönesans.

According to the document, a project worth $300 million will be implemented to improve medical services for the residents of the Samarkand region. The project will create an 800-bed multidisciplinary medical center in Samarkand based on a public-private partnership. Construction of this clinic is scheduled to begin in 2025.

The parties also agreed to conduct joint medical staff training at this clinic as part of the project.