MOSCOW, October 29. /Dunyo IA/.   Uzbekistan and Russia have agreed to expand cooperation in medical education, disease diagnosis and treatment and the provision of high-tech medical care, reports Dunyo IA correspondent, citing with the Russian news agency “Caravan Info”.

Agreements were reached at a meeting between the health ministers of the two countries on the sidelines of the World Summit on Children’s Well-being. Minister of Health of Uzbekistan Eldor Adilov, held talks with Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko. Following the meeting, two sides signed a “roadmap” outlining promising areas for joint work.

Training of medical personnel remains one of the key areas of cooperation. A branch of Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University is being established in Tashkent. As part of the project, educational and clinical facilities are being developed, academic staff are being recruited and the simulation and accreditation centre is being equipped with modern technology.

Two sides also discussed the introduction of modern diagnostic and treatment methods and expanding public access to high-tech medical care. Particular attention was given to the early detection of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Among the agreed priorities is the development of nuclear medicine in Uzbekistan.