On November 6, 2026, the XII All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation, “Medical Tourism: Problems and Prospects,” was held in Volgograd, Russian Federation.

Leading experts from various regions of the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan participated in the conference.
The conference program included sessions in three sections:

“International and Russian Trends in Medical Tourism”;
“Marketing and Promotion in Medical Tourism”;
and “Scientific Contribution to the Development of Medical Tourism.”

The Republic of Uzbekistan was represented by A. Akhmedov, PhD, Deputy Chairman of the Medical Tourism Association of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who delivered a report on “Medical Tourism in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Trends and Prospects for Cooperation with the Russian Federation” at the “International and Russian Trends in Medical Tourism” section.

The personal invitation to this event by a representative of the Medical Tourism Association of the Republic of Uzbekistan further confirms the Association’s growing authority and recognition of its achievements in strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation in medical tourism between the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan.