One of the main goals of the network is to create opportunities for every child to receive necessary medical care, grow up and develop healthily, regardless of their living conditions.

It was announced in Samarkand that a global network aimed at supporting children suffering from severe and life-threatening illnesses, including cancer, has been established. Uzbekistan's First Lady Ziroat Mirziyoyeva was elected as the chair of this network for a two-year term.

The creation of the global network was announced by Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Vice President of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the USA and Director of St. Jude Global. The ceremony regarding this took place within the framework of the international congress on pediatric oncology currently being held in Samarkand.

The new network unites first ladies and spouses of heads of state with the aim of strengthening international cooperation and exchanging experience in providing assistance to children with serious illnesses.

Ziroat Mirziyoyeva's appointment as the chair of the network was noted as recognition of the achieved results in developing pediatric oncology services in Uzbekistan, as well as her active efforts aimed at supporting children with cancer and expanding access to quality medical care.

One of the main goals of the network is to create opportunities for every child to receive necessary medical care, grow up and develop healthily, regardless of their living conditions.