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India-Central Asia Trade Hits $1.7B: Joint Report Urges Deeper Ties In Pharma, Energy, & Technology To Unlock Vast Potential
New Delhi: Central Asia’s strategic location as a land bridge between Asia and Europe imbues it with undeniable geopolitical significance for India. This partnership encompasses a broad spectrum of shared interests, including security, energy, and...

Perinatal center in Osh: Health Ministry signs contract with Chinese company
10:43, 12 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD 10:43, 12 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD The Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan signed a contract with the construction company China...

Job and career fair to be held in Bishkek on October 2
A job and career fair will take place on October 2 at the Gapar Aitiev National Museum of Fine Arts in Bishkek. It was announced on Birinchi Radio. More than 100 employers are expected to participate in the event. The fair will also feature career...

New building under construction to replace school No. 23 demolished in Bishkek
New building under construction to replace school No. 23 demolished in Bishkek AKIPRESS.COM - The Capital Construction Department will construct a new building for secondary school No. 23 in Bishkek. The new building will be three-story with a...

Nuclear Medicine Center to be established in Kyrgyzstan
16:05, 11 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD 16:05, 11 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has approved the establishment of a Nuclear Medicine...

Rehabilitation equipment donated to National Center in Bishkek
16:58, 11 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD 16:58, 11 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD A ceremony was held at the National Center for Maternal and Child Welfare (NCMCW) to hand...

Parliament of Kyrgyzstan approves criminal liability for attacks on doctors
13:58, 11 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA 13:58, 11 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan approved the introduction of criminal liability for attacks on doctors...

MP says children with oncological diseases do not have access to medical drugs in Osh
MP says children with oncological diseases do not have access to medical drugs in Osh AKIPRESS.COM - The situation with children's oncology in Osh is difficult, Minister of Health Erkin Checheybayev said at a meeting of the Parliament. According...

3 Lehigh Valley firefighters died of service-related cancer in recent years. What can be done to combat health threat?
Brittany Tomczak knew that her husband’s chosen profession and passion — firefighting — came with serious risks to his health and safety. Running into burning buildings certainly comes with hazards. But she was not prepared for her husband to...

Chronic disease deaths decline globally, but progress is slowing
A landmark report shows mortality from chronic diseases fell in the decade preceding the COVID-19 pandemic (2010-2019), but progress has slowed. Death rates from diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke declined in four out of five...

Ten healthcare organizations receive medical equipment with Japan’s support
18:05, 10 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD 18:05, 10 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD A ceremony was held to hand over modern medical equipment — X-ray systems, ultrasound...

Launch of direct Bishkek - Kuala Lumpur flights discussed again
15:45, 10 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA 15:45, 10 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA The issue of launching a direct flight between Bishkek and Kuala Lumpur was once again raised...

President Japarov attends Kyrgyzstan vs Sri Lanka U23 match
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov visited the Dolon Omurzakov stadium in Bishkek to personally support the national U23 football team. The Kyrgyz football players faced their peers from Sri Lanka as part of the AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifying...

Xi Jinping meets leaders from Armenia, Belarus, Maldives, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, India and Türkiye
Chinese President Xi Jinping had a full day of bilateral meetings in Tianjin on August 31, with his counterparts who had come to attend the meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and in many instances to also attend the...

Behind the Scenes in Hollywood: Kyrgyz Screenwriter Guljan Toktogul on the Industry Without the Glamour
Screenwriter Guljan Toktogul spent nearly a decade in Hollywood. She wrote the script for the movie Salam, New York, about a Kyrgyz man adapting to life in America, and also has writing credits for the short films I’ll Be A Star and Alexandra. A...

Daniyar Amangeldiev on whether Kyrgyzstan can abandon imports
11:02, 10 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 11:02, 10 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Daniyar Amangeldiev,...

Registration for Hajj 2026 begins in Kyrgyzstan
12:16, 10 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA 12:16, 10 September 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA Applications from new candidates for Hajj 2026 will begin to be accepted in Kyrgyzstan from...

ADB, CAREC designate Pakistan’s HSA among five Global Public Health Education CoEs
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Sep 10 (APP):The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Programme have designated the Health Services Academy (HSA) Islamabad as one of five Global Public Health...

Lung disease mortality rates declining in Kyrgyzstan
Lung disease mortality rates are declining in Kyrgyzstan. Director of the National Center for Cardiology and Therapy (NCCT), Professor Talant Sooronbaev told 24.kg news agency. According to him, the results of an independent study were presented...

Akums Drugs & Pharma Hormonal manufacturing plant gets EAEU GMP Certification
New Delhi: Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has announced that its Hormonal Manufacturing Plant has been granted Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Certification by the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).This certification allows the company to...