The World Turkish Medical Congress will be held in Samarkand

It is expected that one of the main events within the framework of the event will be the Uzbekistan-Turkey Medical Forum TASHKENT, August 16. /TASS/. The Ninth World Turkic Medical Congress will be held on August 16-17 in Samarkand, a meeting of the Ministers of Health of the countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTG) is planned on its sidelines. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan. "On August 16-17 this year, the ministers of health of the member countries of the Organization of Turkic States will meet in Samarkand to participate in the World Turkic Medical Congress. It is expected that one of the most significant events within the framework of this event will be the Uzbekistan-Turkey Medical Forum," the report says. . Representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Uzbekistan, heads and professors of leading higher medical educational institutions, prestigious medical clinics, research institutes, specialized medical centers, large pharmaceutical and medical companies, scientists from many countries of the world. In accordance with the program, the participants of the event will discuss the development of cooperation in the field of healthcare, the development of medical sciences and the implementation of joint projects. The Organization of Turkic States, whose members are currently Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan, and Hungary and Turkmenistan as observers, was established in October 2009 as the Turkic Council, and in November 2021 was renamed the Organization of Turkic States. Its main goal is to develop comprehensive cooperation between the Turkic peoples.