Uzbekistan to introduce genetic testing with Harvard Medical School, Mirziyoyev says

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with workers from the medicine and pharmaceutical sectors. He set a task for each region to attract at least $150 million in investment and grants next year, and regional leaders were given relevant assignments. It was noted that genomics, cell and biotechnology are finding solutions to many diseases that were previously impossible to treat.

Mirziyoyev said that in research related to human life and health, a person's right, consent and dignity must come first. A solid legal framework will therefore be created for bioethics and biotechnology. In cooperation with Harvard Medical School, specialists in hereditary diseases will be trained and genetic testing will be introduced.

It was stressed that a large neurosurgery school has formed at the Republican Emergency Medical Centre and its experience must be passed on to the regions. To this end, integrated teams of surgeons, anesthesiologists, resuscitators, assistants and nurses will be sent to local areas. Medical teams will complete a three to four month internship at the centres.