11:00, 2024 13 minutes, Bishkek – 24.kg News Agency, Tatyana Kudryavtseva
President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan welcomed a delegation from Innu University (Malatya, Turkey) headed by Rector, Professor and Academician Ahmet Kuzilay. This was reported by the Head of State Press Agency.
The two leaders discussed the prospects for developing human organ transplant services in Kyrgyzstan, introducing high-tech treatments and introducing a series of measures aimed at reducing mortality rates.
The president pointed out that Kyrgyzstan’s experts have no experience in organ transplants, so citizens have to go abroad to receive transplant services. However, the country’s health system has highly qualified personnel who strive to keep abreast of global scientific developments in the field of transplantation.
Sadyr Japarov reminded that this year, on his instructions, 50 citizens will receive kidney transplants at the expense of the state budget. For each surgery he is allocated $7,000. The next step is a liver transplant for patients in need. To achieve this goal, research will be carried out on the problem of human organ transplantation in the country, as well as the experiences of other countries in the organization of transplantation centers.
“The Head of State is confident that by introducing scientific, methodological, legal and organizational methods of organ transplantation into the country’s medical practice, we can build a model for the main coordination center for liver transplantation in Kyrgyzstan. Thanks to this, the transplant medical services in the republic will be developed and will have a positive impact on reducing the mortality rate in Kyrgyzstan,” the statement said.
A delegation from Inonu University arrived in Kyrgyzstan on behalf of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to share best practices in developing organ transplant services, said Ahmet Kızlay. The medical center at İnönü University, named after Turkey’s former president Turgut Özal, is one of the leading organ transplant clinics. To date, the center’s experts have successfully performed more than 3,700 surgeries in 22 years.
The Rector said that 65 liver transplant specialists from Kyrgyzstan are successfully being trained at the medical center and are already working in the country’s health system. In addition, 33 Kyrgyz professionals are currently improving their qualifications at the center.
Finally, İnönü University stated that it is ready to provide all possible help and support for the establishment of the main coordinating center for liver transplantation in Kyrgyzstan.
