Embassy of India
Dushanbe
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June 11, 2022
Press Release
Handing-over
of India-Tajikistan Friendship Hospital (ITFH)
On behalf of the Government of
India, Ambassador of India to Tajikistan H.E Mr Viraj Singh handed over the
India-Tajikistan Friendship Hospital (ITFH) to Deputy Defence Minister of
Tajikistan H.E. Major General Shohiyon Abdusottor on 11 June, 2022. The entire complement of
medical equipment, medicines, stores and support equipment, including an Operation
Theatre, X-Ray machines, laboratories, critical care ambulances and
administrative vehicles were also handed over to the Tajik side.
2. It may be recalled that ITFH was
renovated by Government of India and inaugurated in October 2014 based on an
MoU signed between both sides in January, 2013. This fully-fledged 50-bedded
hospital has rendered free-of-cost valuable medical services for the last 8
years to the Armed Forces and civilian populace of Tajikistan based on
technical support and financial assistance from Government of India.
3. Presently, the ITFH has an array of
medical specialties including ENT, Surgery, Gynecology, Medicine, Pediatrics
and Dental departments. It has provided medical support to more than 100,000
patients over these years including more than 2000 surgeries in the last 2
years. A team of Indian Army doctors and medical staff have provided various
medical services to Tajik nationals and simultaneously trained numerous Tajik
doctors and medical staff. Over 42 tons of ‘Made in India’ medicines have been
sent to ITFH in the last 8 years.
4. Apart from the ITFH, Government of
India has also provided medical support in other forms to Tajikistan. India
provided 2 million doses of oral polio vaccine through UNICEF in 2010 after the
outbreak of Polio in south-west Tajikistan. In March 2018, India gifted 10
ambulances to various regions of Tajikistan. In May 2020, India provided 50,000
HCQ tablets and 100,000 paracetamol tablets to Tajikistan. In 2021, approx
700,000 ‘Made in India’ Covishield vaccines were supplied to Tajikistan.
5. The Embassy has every confidence and
hope that the Tajik side will continue to run the hospital effectively and
efficiently with the capacities created by India. The ITFH will continue to be
a symbol of the close and friendly relations between India and Tajikistan.
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