AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoKazakhstan–Uzbekistan Cooperation: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan agreed on 80 joint projects worth $1.8bn, with officials pointing to priority work in trade, investment, industry, transport and healthcare-linked sectors. Digital Health & Data Governance: Kazakhstan’s first national medical data exchange platforms are now registered under the Digital Code push, including MedHub, Astana Data Exchange and Kompra, with rules on data security and personal data compliance. Organ Donation Update: More Kazakhstanis are formally registering posthumous organ donation wishes via eGov.kz—172,283 decisions recorded so far, with 16,109 consenting and 156,174 opting out. Healthcare Education Partnerships: Kazakhstan and Pakistan signed an MoU to train future doctors and nurses to international standards, building on Astana Medical University’s ties with Pakistani education and medical partners. Public Health & Heat Preparedness: WHO Europe urged countries to treat extreme heat planning like pandemic readiness, warning that overheated hospitals and weak early-warning follow-through can cost lives. Extreme Heat in Europe: Spain reported 151 heatwave-related deaths in a recent wave, bringing excess-temperature deaths to 2,680 since mid-May. Global Health Watch: Bangladesh logged the world’s highest measles caseload this year, with WHO data showing a major resurgence of a vaccine-preventable disease. Space Medicine (Kazakhstan landing): NASA astronaut Chris Williams is set to return to Earth with a parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan, followed by post-flight medical checks.
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