The territories, which are located on the basins of the great rivers of Central Asia – Amudarya and Syrdarya – which from of old have been named as an Interfluve, for centuries were supplied with their waters. These most important arteries have shaped the sole hydrological system of the region.

USAID funded Project HOPE trains nurses in counseling TB patients on the importance of completing their treatment. Sticking with the treatment saves lives and reduces the prevalence of multi drug resistant TB, which is more likely to occur in patients whose TB was not fully cured.

International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank Group, presented a survey \\\"Business Environment in Uzbekistan as Seen by Small and Medium Enterprises\\\" in Tashkent on 16 April. The survey evaluates conditions for business activity and recommends measures on further its improvement in Uzbekistan.

The book by President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov “The global financial-economic crisis, ways and measures to overcome it in the conditions of Uzbekistan”, which was published in Tashkent in March this year, has drawn a wide response of the foreign political, economic, business and public circles, as well as the mass media.

On April 15 this year the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan held its session, according to the report by Uzbekistan National News Agency.

Uzbekistan should solve use of water and energy resources in Central Asia based on mutual understanding, constructive dialogue and consensus among the countries of the region, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan said on a statement on 13 April.

The “Catalogue of Investment Opportunities in Uzbekistan: 2009” is a part of the investment promotion publication series designed to equip potential investors with start-up information on specific projects currently available in Uzbekistan. The Catalogue is presented in the form of company profiles, classified by sector of economy, representing three major types: companies, state shares to be privatized, companies whose shares are traded on the secondary market and greenfield investment projects. It is the second edition of the Catalogue prepared within UNDP Project “Support to External Economic Policy“.

The Independent Uzbekistan’s own way of development and progress is based on the centuries-old customs and values, traditions, peculiarities inherent in the Uzbek people. In this, a special attention is accorded to making the young generation perfect, upbringing it to be comprehensively mature personalities, as much as allowing it to gain education, which meets the latest requirements of knowledge.