Yashoda Medicity signs MoU with Kazakhstan’s Turkistan City for healthcare cooperation

Yashoda Medicity has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Kazakhstan, Turkistan City, to establish a framework for cooperation in specialised medical care, patient referrals, healthcare training and knowledge exchange.

The agreement provides for a pathway for patients from Turkistan requiring specialised treatment in India, as well as opportunities for cross-border clinical consultations and healthcare professional development.

The MoU comes against the backdrop of expanding healthcare cooperation between India and Central Asia. The 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue, held in June 2025, identified healthcare and medical tourism as areas for further cooperation between the countries.

Under the agreement, patients from Turkistan requiring complex interventions may be referred to Yashoda Medicity for specialised tertiary and quaternary care, including second opinions, tele-consultations and treatment planning. The two sides will also explore coordination related to visas, appointments and admissions, subject to applicable laws. Yashoda Medicity will designate a Nodal Officer to coordinate the process.

The agreement also covers healthcare professional training and knowledge exchange. Doctors, nurses and paramedical professionals from Turkistan may participate in short- and long-term training programmes, clinical observerships and fellowships. The parties will also exchange knowledge in areas including hospital management and quality systems.

The Turkistan Health Care Department will facilitate patient referrals and coordination and nominate healthcare professionals for training programmes. Yashoda Medicity will provide facilitation to department-referred patients, subject to availability.

Dr P.N. Arora, Chairman and Managing Director, Yashoda Group of Hospitals, said, “Healthcare collaboration across borders plays an important role in improving access to specialised medical expertise and strengthening healthcare capabilities. This MoU with the Republic of Kazakhstan, Turkistan City reflects a shared commitment towards facilitating quality care, knowledge exchange and meaningful institutional cooperation. It also creates an opportunity to build stronger pathways for patients requiring complex and specialised treatment, while enabling healthcare professionals to learn from each other and strengthen clinical capabilities. We believe such partnerships can contribute to deeper and more sustainable healthcare cooperation between India and Kazakhstan.”

The agreement also includes provisions related to patient confidentiality, data protection, medical ethics and privacy standards. Its tele-consultation and treatment-planning provisions are intended to facilitate clinical coordination between healthcare professionals in the two countries, subject to applicable regulations.