Author: Malike Usmonova

Uzbekistan has embarked on an ambitious process to modernize its health system and make progress towards universal health coverage. A new WHO/Europe report outlines a series of recommendations for nationwide reform, supporting the Government’s plans to expand health reforms achieved in the region of Syrdarya. “Transforming the health system in Uzbekistan: two-year implementation review” focuses on 3 key areas: At a national policy dialogue in Tashkent on 15 September 2023, over 100 participants, including representatives from government institutions, regional authorities and development partners, concluded that the plan provides practical guidance and timely recommendations on how to proceed with the health system…

Justice ministers from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization have agreed to continue to strengthen interactions between their ministries and deepen cooperation in legal services. Based on the agreement, made at the 10th Meeting of the SCO Ministers of Justice in Shanghai on Tuesday, they signed a joint statement emphasizing the importance of cooperation in legal and judicial fields, and continuing regular dialogues and implementing agreements. Altogether, 11 bilateral and multilateral talks between the member states were held during the meeting, Du Yaling, head of the international cooperation bureau of the Ministry of Justice, which held the meeting, said…

The head of the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation, Kenes Rakishev, promises to pay substantial prize money to the medalists of the Asian Games, which will be held from September 23 to October 8 in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. Bizmedia.kz reports this. Boxers who become medalists of the Asian Games will receive generous cash bonuses from the head of the Kazakh Boxing Federation Kenes Rakishev.The Kazakhstan women’s boxing team, coordinated by head coach Shamil Safiulin, is one of the first to travel to China. Before the start of the Summer Asian Games in Hangzhou, the athletes will conduct final training with…

Berlin (21/08 – 40) A group of Russian climbers were injured while climbing a tourist sports route in the Pamir mountains and urgently evacuated from the base camp and taken to Dushanbe, reported the Russian embassy in Tajikistan. All the victims have received urgent medical care in local hospitals. The climbers were evacuated from the Moskvin glade at an altitude of 4300 meters. It is noted that the successful outcome of the rescue operation became possible thanks to the tourists following the instructions of the Federation of Sports Tourism of Russia, early warning of the Committee for Emergency Situations and…

President Mirziyoyev holds snap polls to extend his rule for another seven years, just months after changing the constitution to lift term limits. Polls have opened in Uzbekistan where President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is likely to secure a third term as head of state. Polling stations opened at 8am (03:00 GMT) and are set to close at 8pm (15:00 GMT) on Sunday, with about 20 million Uzbeks eligible to vote in Central Asia’s most populous country. The snap election comes months after a constitutional referendum paved the way for Mirziyoyev to serve two more presidential terms and increased the tenure from five years…

Paris, Brussels (29/7 – 75) Kazakhstan has started arbitration proceedings against companies developing Kashagan and Karachaganak oilfields, over US$13 billion and $3.5 billion respectively in costs deducted as part of profit-sharing deals, its Energy Minister said on April 11. “I can only say these lawsuits have been filed in the interest of the people of Kazakhstan,” Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev told reporters, declining to provide any further details about the claims. The offshore Kashagan field in northern part of the Caspian Sea, one of the biggest discoveries in recent decades, is being developed by Italian Eni, British Shell, French TotalEnergies,…

On July 4, India convened the 23rd Summit of the Heads of States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in a virtual format. It was a first since the country became a full-fledged member of the organisation in 2017. All member states participated in the meeting which included Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Xi Jinping of China, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, President Emamoli Rahmon of Tajikistan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan. Besides, Iran was admitted to the fold as a full member, while Belarus signed the memorandum of…

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin proposed the development of a memorial library dedicated to Indonesia’s national founder and first president Soekarno in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan. The vice president conveyed the proposal while meeting Uzbek Prime Minister Abdullah Nigmatovich Aripov in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, during his working visit to the country. “I also proposed (to the prime minister) to develop some kind of Soekarno Memorial Library at the grave site (of Imam Bukhari),” Amin stated on Tuesday evening. Amin said he proposed the memorial library to be developed close to Imam Bukhari’s grave site to commemorate Soekarno’s past contribution to…

During a visit to Uzbekistan, Qatar NOC vice-president Dr Thani bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari met his Uzbekistan NOC counterpart Otabek Umarov as well as Minister of Youth Policy and Sports Adham Ikramov. Al Kuwari then visited the Uzbekistan NOC’s headquarters in Tashkent where he met the NOC’s secretary general Oybek Kasimov. Topics covered during the meetings included strengthening sporting links between the nations, improving the relationship between the two NOCs and Uzbekistan’s preparations to host the 2025 Asian Youth Games, due to be held in Tashkent. Also discussed by the two NOCs were organising more sports training camps between the…

As measles surges in Europe, Uzbek health authorities have scrambled to shore up the country’s already formidable vaccination ramparts. “At present, the epidemic situation in the Republic is stable and under full control,” government spokespeople said, as the Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance and Public Health service reported 98.4% of their target population for a recent mass vaccination drive reached. But outbreaks in neighbouring countries, challenging local social developments, and an already worryingly elevated case-count for the first five months of the year mean there’s little room for complacency. “At present, the epidemic situation in the Republic is stable and under full control.” More than…