Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Within the framework of the Tashkent International Investment Forum, a ceremony was held to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Direct Investment Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Dr. Sulaiman AL-Habib Medical Group (HGM) (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).

HGM (Dr.Sulaiman AL-Habib Medical Group) is one of the leading private sector healthcare providers in the Middle East. The company manages 18 medical institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain.

In accordance with the document, modern technologies will be introduced into the healthcare management system of Uzbekistan in order to digitize and centralize all medical data and processes of interaction with patients, including a pilot program to connect a large Tashkent hospital to IT solutions supplied by HMG.

Also, the HMG Medical Academy will be established in Uzbekistan to train and improve the skills of Uzbek medical workers. In addition, up to 10 junior medical staff from Uzbekistan will be sent to HMG hospitals in Saudi Arabia for internships each year to improve their skills.

The memorandum also refers to the implementation of a new investment project to create a modern multidisciplinary medical complex in Tashkent in accordance with the standards of HMG clinics and hospitals, equipped with advanced and modern technologies.

The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov and Minister of Investments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Khalid al-Falih. 

The memorandum was signed by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan Behzod Musaev, General Director of the Direct Investment Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan Atabek Nazirov and Chief Operating Officer of Dr. Sulaiman AL-Habib Medical Group Dr. Abdulvahab al-Abdulvahab.