On September 27, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Centre of Cardiology of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Almazov Centre, as part of the Russian National Congress of Cardiology, which was held in St. Petersburg.
The MoU was signed by Evgeny Shlyakhto, Director General of Almazov Centre, and by Khurshid Fozilov, Director of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Centre of Cardiology and Chief Cardiologist of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The subject of the MoU is to facilitate collaboration for the establishment of a scientific and educational environment conducive to the development and implementation of effective joint projects in the field of clinical and preventive cardiology.
The academic partners will:
— improve high-tech methods of diagnostics, treatment and prevention of CVDs,
— improve methods of early preclinical diagnosis of CVDs,
— study the genetics of circulatory diseases,
— develop and implement methods of rehabilitation for CVD patients,
— promote and introduce criteria for the effectiveness of CVD patient management into primary health care.