AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBilateral Health & Pharma Talks: PM Narendra Modi arrived in Tashkent for a four-day Central Asia trip, with delegation-level discussions expected to cover healthcare and pharmaceuticals alongside trade, energy, digital connectivity, and education. Transplant Milestone: Uzbekistan’s National Medical Center reportedly carried out the country’s first simultaneous liver-kidney transplant on a woman from Samarkand after hepatitis C led to cirrhosis and kidney failure. Food Safety Alert: Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety flagged trace formaldehyde (12 ppm) in a prepackaged rice vermicelli product imported from Taiwan, urging consumers not to eat the affected batch and calling for a recall. Public Health Programs: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev marked Uzbekistan’s 35th independence anniversary by outlining a “new era of national progress,” citing seven national programs including healthcare and environmental protection. Independence in New Tashkent: Independence celebrations took place in New Tashkent, a planned “city of the future” with new universities, libraries, and science institutions.
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