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US aid cuts curb journalists' access to vital health data in Africa
International Journalists' Network
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Scientists and researchers working in global health have called for the restoration of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program, which tracks health-related data in over 90 low- and middle-income countries. In its 40-year history, the...
Tajikistan’s Pharmaceutical Sector Remains Heavily Dependent on Imports
Times of Central Asia
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June 19, 2025
Despite possessing vast reserves of medicinal plants, Tajikistan’s pharmaceutical industry remains heavily reliant on imports. Experts are increasingly questioning why the sector has been reduced to a basic “buy-and-sell” model and what is...
President inaugurates New Diagnostic, Treatment, and Training Center at Tajik National University
Asia Plus
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13:41, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus On Friday June 20, President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali officially opened the new Diagnostic, Treatment, and Training Center of Tajik National University, located within the university's student...
Two women killed in separate domestic violence incidents in Tajikistan
Asia Plus
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09:33, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Two tragic cases of domestic violence resulting in the deaths of women have shocked Tajikistan this June. In separate incidents in the capital Dushanbe and in Farkhor district, Khatlon province both victims died after...
President and Dushanbe mayor inaugurate Smart City headquarters to boost digital transformation
Asia Plus
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10:19, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus President Emomali Rahmon, alongside Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Rustam Emomali, who is also Mayor of Dushanbe, today officially inaugurated the new headquarters of the State Unitary...
Tajik, Chinese leaders meet in Astana, sign new agreements to deepen strategic partnership
Asia Plus
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15:11, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus President Emomali Rahmon and President Xi Jinping have discussed trade, investment, security, and technological cooperation during second “Central Asia–China” Summit On June 17, 2025, President of Tajikistan Emomali...
Tajikistan’s industrial boom masks deeper economic concerns
Asia Plus
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14:22, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan’s official statistics paint an impressive picture of industrial growth. But behind the glowing numbers lies a troubling reality: the country's economy remains overwhelmingly dependent on raw material...
Tajikistan Plans To Participate In IUCN World Conservation Congress (Exclusive)
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. Tajikistan plans to participate in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) World Conservation Congress, Dr. Grethel Aguilar, Director General of IUCN, told Trend . "As an...
Dust storms expected across Tajikistan over the next three days
Asia Plus
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11:10, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Residents of Tajikistan have been warned to brace for dust storms and poor air quality as meteorologists forecast turbulent weather in several regions between June 19 and 22. According to the country’s...
Azerbaijan to participate in international medical congress in Aktau
Azertag
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June 19, 2025
Baku, June 19, AZERTAC The city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, will host the 2nd Multidisciplinary Endosurgery Congress of the Caspian littoral states from June 19–20. The congress will bring together leading surgeons, scientists, and representatives of...
China's mobile hospital offers lifeline to cataract patients
People's Daily Online
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Nellie Fong (center), founding chairperson of Lifeline Express, and Tam Yiu-chung, chairman of the Lifeline Express Hong Kong Foundation, visit a cataract patient in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, in June 2024. CHINA DAILY Among the treasured souvenirs...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
South Korea to recruit 600 Tajik workers: salary, requirements, and where to apply
Asia Plus
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08:57, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan’s Agency for Overseas Employment has announced that 600 citizens are being recruited for jobs in South Korea under a bilateral labor agreement. According to the agency, positions are available in...
How Iran’s Collapse Could Trigger a Central Asian Refugee Crisis
The Diplomat
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June 23, 2025
As military conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran intensifies, much of the world’s attention has focused on nuclear sites, retaliatory strikes, and the risk of a broader regional war. But one of the most far-reaching consequences of...
Kazakh TCM practitioner lauded by President Xi hopes to bring health benefits and professional training to more people
Global Times
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Ismail Daurov, a Kazakh doctor and therapist who graduated from the Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, at the China-Kazakhstan Traditional Medicine Center in Astana Photo: Zhao Juecheng/GT Editor's Note: Chinese President Xi Jinping often...
What Role Do Migrant Remittances Play in the Development of Modern Tajikistan?
Asia Plus
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June 16 marks the International Day of Family Remittances. For modern Tajikistan and its citizens, migration and earnings abroad play a crucial role in the country’s development and in sustaining household livelihoods. Tajikistan is one of the...
The lifeline of a nation: how migrant remittances sustain modern Tajikistan
Asia Plus
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15:26, todayAuthor: Muhammad Shansuddinov especially for Asia-Plus For modern Tajikistan, labor migration and remittances are a cornerstone of economic survival and household stability. The country ranks among the most remittance-dependent in the...
Tatarstan president visits Roghun hydropower plant during official visit to Tajikistan
Asia Plus
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11:35, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus On June 12, the President of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, visited the Roghun hydropower plant (HPP) as part of his official trip to Tajikistan, the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT) of Tajikistan...
Driver sentenced to 10 years in prison for death of 16-year-old teen in Dushanbe
Asia Plus
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10:43, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The driver responsible for the fatal accident that claimed the life of 16-year-old Jasour Akramov has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The ruling was delivered by a court in Dushanbe’s Sino district on June 13,...