AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoUzbekistan Health Snapshot: Weight & chronic disease risk: New WHO-based data says 64% of adults in Uzbekistan were overweight or obese in 2024, one of the highest rates among former Soviet republics, raising concern for higher rates of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Medical tourism & regional care: Lilavati Hospital plans to open its first overseas centre in Kazakhstan in September, offering outpatient consultations and treatment planning across multiple specialties, with complex cases referred to its Mumbai facility—highlighting growing Central Asia health-travel links that include Uzbekistan patients. Smart hospital know-how: Narayana Health signed a knowledge-sharing pact with the New Development Bank to help emerging economies build smarter, technology-enabled, patient-centric hospital systems, with a focus on digital health and data systems. Cross-border health support: Uzbekistan repatriated the bodies of eight citizens killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s Tatarstan and said injured Uzbeks are receiving medical help, with a government commission coordinating assistance. Regional health diplomacy: Iran’s foreign minister said health tourism could expand with Afghanistan, noting visa facilitation for genuine medical applicants and urging stronger provincial coordination.
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