Project "Improving human papilloma virus detection and diagnosis of cervical cancer among women in the regions of the republic (Tashkent city, Andijan and Samarkand regions)"

Project "Improving human papilloma virus detection and diagnosis of cervical cancer among women in the regions of the republic (Tashkent city, Andijan and Samarkand regions)"

On February 14, 2023, an event dedicated to the signing of a cooperation agreement on the project "Improving the possibilities of detecting the human papilloma virus and diagnosing cervical cancer among women in the territories of the Republic (Tashkent city, Andijan and Samarkand regions)" was held at the RIEMYuPKIATM Virology Research Institute.

Mr. Kim Chang-Yop, President of KOFIH (Korea International Health Foundation) of South Korea visited the event.

KOFIH is a fund under the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Republic of Korea, and today this organization is implementing advanced projects for the development of the medical system in many countries of the world.

In recent years, the work carried out by this fund in Uzbekistan on health care and training of medical personnel is gaining importance in emergency medical care, protection of mothers and children's health, strengthening of reproductive health of the population in our country.

Every year in Uzbekistan, 1863 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and more than 42% of them die.

Cervical cancer is the second most dangerous disease after breast cancer among women of all ages. It is considered one of the dangerous diseases leading to death after diseases such as breast and stomach cancer. Cervical cancer is especially dangerous among women of childbearing age (15-44 years old). In most cases, the disease has bad consequences because it is diagnosed late. One of the main causes of cervical cancer (98-99%) is the human papilloma virus (HPV). In order to protect our women as much as possible from cervical cancer, which has dangerous and tragic consequences, it is necessary to vaccinate 90% of girls under the age of 15 against the OPV virus that causes the disease, and 70% of women aged 35-45 should undergo a preventive examination. According to the research scientists, if all the preventive measures are followed, the disease will be reduced by 40% by the year 2050 and more than 5 million deaths will be prevented.

At the end of the event, Erkin Musabaev, Director of the Scientific Research Institute of Virology, and Mr. Kim Chang-yup, President of KOFIH Foundation (Korea International Health Foundation) of South Korea, spoke about "Human papillomavirus detection and cervical cancer among women in the regions of the Republic (Tashkent city, Andijan and Samarkand regions) "Improving the capabilities of the disease diagnosis" project contract was signed.

This memorandum was signed in December 2020 in order to continue the investment project cooperation agreement signed in December 2020 between the South Korean KOFIH Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Sanitary-Epidemiological Peace and Public Health Service and the Research Institute of Virology in 2023. For information, it can be said that the total value of the investment project cooperation agreement is 380 thousand US dollars.

Mr. Kim Chang Yop also got acquainted with PCR equipment and liquid cytology laboratory.

At the end of the event, media representatives received answers to all their questions.

GOAL: REDUCE THE NUMBER OF INFECTIONS WITH CANCER

MEASURES TO PREVENT WOMEN'S DISEASES