Status of UNIDO international technical assistance project reviewed in Minsk

Vitebsk region hosted two delegations from Uzbekistan – participants of the "Uzbekistan-Belarus Healthcare and Medical Education Days" medical forum.

Representatives of the medical education system and practical healthcare visited similar institutions in the Vitebsk region.

Heads of higher education institutions and public health technical schools of Uzbekistan became acquainted with the approaches to training specialists of higher and secondary levels at Vitebsk State Medical University and Vitebsk Medical College.

Vitebsk State Order of Peoples' Friendship Medical University collaborates with many leading foreign universities in the fields of medical science, education, and practical healthcare. In particular, in Uzbekistan, VSMU has established cooperation with higher education institutions of a medical profile in Bukhara, Karshi, Termez, and Samarkand. Today, new contacts have been established. The development of joint residency training programs, as well as student and faculty exchanges, is planned. The parties are convinced that such cooperation accelerates the exchange of modern knowledge and technologies, and contributes to the development of innovative forms of medical education, science, and healthcare.

Practicing physicians, heads of hospitals, clinics, and territorial medical associations of the Central Asian state learned about the possibilities of providing medical care in medical institutions of various levels in Orsha and Vitebsk.

In Orsha, guests learned about the treatment approaches at the multidisciplinary city hospital No. 1 named after N.A. Semashko and familiarized themselves with the operating principles of the inter-district center.

In Vitebsk, Uzbek doctors were told about the structure and functioning of the region's healthcare system, and how primary medical care is provided in district hospitals, general practitioner clinics, and фельдшерско-акушерских пунктах (paramedic-midwife stations). Then, they were introduced to the tactics and modern diagnostic and treatment methods for which the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary is renowned in Belarus. This year alone, the method of detecting potentially dangerous tumors at early stages – the high-tech venous blood analysis PanTum Detect – has been implemented here, CAR-T cell therapy – a method of treating cancer patients using their own immune cells – has been applied, and modern laparoscopic surgeries are performed.

Uzbekistan is ready to adopt the best practices of foreign countries, including the Republic of Belarus, in the process of transforming its healthcare system. The guests appreciated the equipment, the оснащенность (equipment