INTERNATIONAL — July 30, 2026

Afghanistan and Uzbekistan Emphasize Expansion of Health Cooperation

The meeting centered on implementing a trilateral memorandum to strengthen technical cooperation and laboratory capacity in pharmaceutical and health product quality control.

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Afghanistan and Uzbekistan Emphasize Expansion of Health Cooperation
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Mawlawi Hamdullah Zahed, Deputy Minister of Food and Drugs at Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health, met with Mirzohid Qodirov, Deputy Director of the Center for Drug Safety and the Uzbek Agency for the Development of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry.

The meeting focused on implementing the executive plan of a trilateral memorandum of understanding between Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health, the Uzbek Agency for the Development of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry, and Uzbekistan's Center for Drug Safety.

Both sides emphasized accelerating technical cooperation, exchanging experiences, and enhancing professional capacities in laboratory services.

Discussions also covered evaluation of food, drug, and health product quality control laboratories, identification of technical needs, and cooperation to equip and develop laboratory services.

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