AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoDiabetes Care Push: WHO and the World Diabetes Foundation launched a diabetes management overhaul across Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, with Uzbekistan using AI-assisted eye diagnostics and all three countries focusing on better primary care, patient education, and tighter monitoring to prevent complications. One Health Planning: Central Asia’s “One Health in Central Asia” program wrapped up regional consultations in preparation for a June 25 council meeting, aiming to align pandemic prevention, food system resilience, and ecosystem health across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Yoga for Wellbeing: Ahead of International Day of Yoga (June 21), India’s MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh joined a yoga session in Dushanbe highlighting holistic health and mental wellbeing, alongside meetings to review India–Tajikistan cooperation. Health System Accountability: Tajikistan’s Supreme Court began hearings in a criminal case over the death in detention of 36-year-old Maksudjon Saidov, with former Dushanbe police officers accused of grave bodily harm and abuse of office. Gender & Health Warning: A report on Central Asia highlights sex-selective abortion risks tied to prenatal testing, noting Tajikistan’s reported sex imbalance and the social and health harms of the practice.
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