Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – A medical forum of Uzbekistan and Russia opened in Samarkand.

Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko, heading the Russian delegation, noted in his speech that Russia and Uzbekistan demonstrate confident dynamics and potential for further development of cooperation in the field of healthcare, medical education and science. Great progress has been made in a number of areas, including transplantology, cardiovascular surgery, oncohematology, obstetrics, neonatology and genetics.

For two days, not only scientific sessions and discussions, but also bilateral meetings are held within the framework of the forum. It is planned to sign a number of cooperation agreements.

This is the first joint event in the field of healthcare on such a scale: more than 1000 specialists take part in the forum, of which more than 190 are Russian scientists and clinicians.