DUSHANBE, 05.09.2019 (NIAT Khovar) – A handing over ceremony of technical and medical assistance provided by Kuwait to medical institutions of Tajikistan was held on September 4 in the Republican Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population.

The Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population of Tajikistan Nasim Olimzoda, Adviser to the Sofa of the Emir of the State of Kuwait, Director General of the Kuwait International Islamic Charitable Organization Dr. Abdullah Matuk al-Matuk, Ambassador of Tajikistan to Kuwait Zubaydullo Zubaydov and media representatives attended the event.

Olimzoda welcomed the guests and expressed ministry’s gratitude to the State of Kuwait for mutually beneficial cooperation.

“The state visit of the President of Tajikistan to Kuwait, which took place on June 23, 2013, opened a new page in the bilateral relations between the two countries. During this visit, an agreement was signed between Tajikistan and Kuwait on cooperation in the field of health, within the framework of which fruitful bilateral cooperation is developing year by year,” mentioned Olimzoda.

“Today, I assure the governments of Tajikistan and Kuwait that the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population will take all necessary measures for the effective and targeted use of these equipment,” said the Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population.

Dr. Abdullah Matuk al-Matuk noted his gratitude and noted that » this cooperation is in the interests of both countries. The main mission of our organization is to help Muslim countries. I am sure that our cooperation will continue in the future.”

Chairman of Kuwait Charitable Foundation ‘Assalam’ Dr. Navir al-Amr also made a speech and expressed satisfaction with the mutually beneficial cooperation.

The ministry’s leadership and other were familiarized with the devices and expressed confidence that the equipments will contribute to the improvement of public health.

According to the head of the department of cardiac surgery of the Republican Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery Shamsiddin Burhonov, 20 different types of devices, totalling 58 units, including ECMO, have been delivered to the center.