ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION’S INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION PLANS FOR 2026
As 2025 draws to a close, we can begin to summarize the preliminary results of the Association’s annual international cooperation with its foreign partners.
In this regard, the year was quite eventful. Information tours for specialists were organized to countries such as Belarus, China, India, Spain, the UAE, Turkey, and Kazakhstan. A visit to the United Kingdom is currently underway. The Association’s specialists took part in the following formats of offline, online and video presentations: the Scientific and Practical Conference “Development of Medical Tourism: Problems and Opportunities” (Kazakhstan, Astana), the Working Session on Tourism Development (Kazakhstan, Atyrau), the International Scientific and Practical Conference NMA Congress (Kazakhstan, Turkestan), the 1st International Congress of Turkic-Speaking States in the Field of Plastic Surgery (Uzbekistan, Bukhara), the XIII St. Petersburg International Health Forum (Russia, St. Petersburg), the International Forum “Innovative Technologies in Pediatric Medicine” (Uzbekistan, Tashkent), the 23rd Kazakhstan International Exhibition “Tourism and Travel” (Kazakhstan, Almaty).
Memoranda of cooperation in medical tourism have been signed with Burjeel Medical City (UAE) and European Medical Center (Russia), and a verbal agreement on cooperation has been reached with M2 (Turkey), among others.
In 2026, participation in international exhibitions and infotours in the UK, Germany, Italy, China, Korea, the UAE, Russia, the USA, France, and Japan is planned.
An International Business Forum and Workshop Conference on Medical and Health Tourism is planned for October 8-10, 2026, with representatives from more than 40 countries near and far expected to attend. Participants will include clinics and hospitals, doctors, medical centers, insurance companies, tour operators and agencies, intermediaries, relevant government agencies, and associations. Expected participation parameters: business forum, workshop conference, B2B meetings (registration conditions and other details of participation can be found at the following contacts of the organizing committee: telephones: +99897 735-85-82, +99897 701 66 47, e-mail: info@med-tourism.uz: home@med-tourism.uz .
In addition, it is planned to deepen cooperation in the field of training and retraining of medical personnel in leading foreign clinics and medical centers.
The Association expresses hope that 2026 will be even more fruitful than 2025, and will allow us to further raise the bar for the level of healthcare in Uzbekistan in the international arena.

