The National Chamber of Innovative Healthcare of Uzbekistan and the Uzbek-Swiss joint venture Swisslab, creating a network of laboratories in the country, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on January 14.
The document was inked for the development of high-tech medical and diagnostic assistance in Uzbekistan through the establishment of laboratory and diagnostic centers in Tashkent and other regions of the country that meet international standards.
The memorandum signed in Tashkent by Rovshan Izamov, Chairperson of the National Chamber of Innovative Healthcare of Uzbekistan, and Natalia Dudkova, Director General of Swisslab JV, is intended for 5 years with the possibility of extension by agreement of the parties. The Swiss side at the first stage will make direct investments in the amount of $12 million.
As Natalya Dudkova noted, Swisslab will be the first innovative network of laboratories that performs the main types of analysis in the shortest possible time (from 2 hours) and operates in a “transparent”, open laboratory format, where the patient has the opportunity to directly observe the research from the time of collection of biomaterial to obtain test results. Currently, the provision of these services has already begun in the capital.
“At the first stage, these services will be provided all over Tashkent, where the laboratory and 15 offices will work. Further plans are to expand services across the country,” said Natalia Dudkova.
In this regard, the Swisslab joint venture plans to support the National Chamber, which has a network of branches in the country’s regions. Thus, it will be possible to conduct analyzes across the country at the level of international practices and standards.
“This is a very clear quality control, that is, an appropriate level of quality at each of the stages. The creation of such a laboratory itself is a rather complicated process, where everything is important - from arranging the premises, choosing the right equipment to using the necessary reagents in accordance with the appropriate methods. Thus, international standards are introduced into the work of the health care system of Uzbekistan, which is one of the main tasks of the National Chamber,” Rovshan Izamov noted.
