Uzbekistan president opens new medical academy
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Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan, inspected the newly built Karakalpakstan Scientific and Practical Medical Academy in the Karakalpakstan region of Uzbekistan.
The academy aims to improve medical training for doctors and pharmaceutical staff by using international standards and modern technology. A presidential decree on 24 December 2024 initiated the project as part of a plan to create a medical cluster integrating science, education, and healthcare with private investment.
The complex cost 154 billion soums to build on 4.6 hectares of land and created 80 jobs. Each year, the academy will train 3,000 doctors, 6,800 mid-level medical workers, and about 100 clinical residents from the Aral Sea region. The academy includes simulation rooms, a 72-bed hotel for visiting staff, and a surgical robot, the only one of its kind in Central Asia, for training and remote surgery.
The institution also collaborates with medical centers and universities in the United States and Germany to offer training courses and conduct joint research.
