Uzbekistan's efforts to support young people and promote public health

At the initiative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the year 2021 has been declared in the country as 'The Year of Support of the Youth and Strengthening of Public Health' with large-scale reforms and noble deeds being implemented across the country.

It is worth mentioning that various ministries and agencies of Uzbekistan are taking active part in such initiatives along with the general public of the country.

One of such noble projects has recently been implemented by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In order to support the initiative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan – the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the Uzbek MoD has provided a practical assistance to Ms. Maftuna Usarova, an Uzbek citizen who was diagnosed with an extremely rare disease – the Takayasu syndrome several years ago.

Since 2018, Maftuna has undergone several treatment courses in a number of hospitals in Uzbekistan, including the Central Military Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Defense, and her condition has improved significantly. However, to continue the treatment process without interruption and consolidate the progress achieved, Maftuna needed treatment with the use of state-of-the-art technologies which are available only in a few countries of the world.

With a view to efficiently executing the tasks defined by the Commander-in-Chief, the MoD ensured that Maftuna was admitted in Asklepios Klinik Altona Hospital in Germany to receive treatment that she needed.

The Asklepios Klinik Altona is Europe’s largest medical concern, covering all areas of medical specializations and having more than 100 medical institutions at its disposal. In Hamburg alone, there are six clinics with almost 13,000 medical staff including 1,800 doctors.

Thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan, Maftuna Usarova underwent a two-week treatment course in August 2021 at Asklepios Klinik Altona and was able to significantly improve her condition. At the same time, the treating doctors expressed their readiness to provide an appropriate medical recommendations as necessary even after the Maftuna’s discharge and return to Uzbekistan.

The staff of the Embassies of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Belgium and Germany were closely involved in this noble project. In particular, diplomatic missions provided support to ensure that the patient enjoyed the highest quality services.

In conclusion, one might say that large-scale reforms initiated by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev are giving their results with thousands of people now enjoying high quality medical services.  

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