In recent years, digital technologies have been rapidly introduced in the healthcare sector in Uzbekistan. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
Specifically, doctors actively use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the process of examining and treating patients. According to information provided by the Ministry of Health, the number of medical examinations and treatments carried out with the help of artificial intelligence in the country has reached 43.
During 2023, 179 new diagnostic methods and 199 treatment technologies were introduced in medical institutions. Among them are complex operations such as minimally invasive liver and kidney transplantation, implantation of an artificial left ventricle (LVAD) in the heart, bone marrow transplantation, and brain implantation for treating epilepsy.
In addition, modern practices for removing herniated spinal discs are also widely applied. Currently, 379 types of high-tech operations are performed at regional specialized medical centers.
This has significantly reduced the need for patients to travel to Tashkent. Previously, 80 percent of patients were forced to receive treatment in the capital, but now this figure has decreased to 15 percent.
Furthermore, robotic technologies have been introduced for the first time in public medical institutions. In particular, these technologies are successfully used in surgical, diagnostic, and treatment processes at the Republican Specialized Urology Center and the National Medical Center.
In the future, it is planned to automatically analyze MRI, CT, and X-ray images through artificial intelligence, as well as to conduct surgical operations through virtual simulation. Significant achievements are also being made in scientific research.
For example, a team led by scientist Dildora Muhammadiyeva from Tashkent University of Information Technologies developed an artificial intelligence program that detects breast cancer at early stages. This project is recognized as an important step in protecting women's health.
According to experts, artificial intelligence technologies not only make medical processes more accurate and safer but also facilitate doctors' work and accelerate patients' recovery processes.
