The article published in "Evening Bishkek" ("Inventions with a Stunning Effect Are Not Used in the Country," December 20, 2025) has sparked a wide response among readers.
Andrey Asankulovich Sopuev, a well-known Doctor of Medical Sciences in Kyrgyzstan, professor, and head of the Department of Hospital Surgery at the I.K. Akhunbaev Medical Academy, as well as a distinguished physician of the KR and an academician of several academies, shared his thoughts in an interview with vb.kg.
- We must acknowledge the reality: our medicine lags behind world standards by at least 25 years. The latest methods, especially in surgery, have not yet been implemented in our practice. How can we talk about inventions when we have not even mastered what has already been developed by others?
I am convinced that my colleagues have creative potential, but the level of foreign innovations and ours is two different universes. The main reasons are financial insufficiency and the lack of modern equipment. For example, robots have been used in the world for about 20-25 years, yet we do not have a single one in our country. They cost no less than five million dollars. Six months ago, the idea arose at the National Surgical Center to acquire such a robot, and we were indeed interested. Currently, the best robot in surgery is the Da Vinci. The government could allocate funds for its purchase, but the costs for equipment and specialist services would amount to about two million dollars a year. Where can we find this money? We need to seek funding again, and this does not guarantee success.
Another example: more than a year ago, the president announced the launch of free liver transplant surgeries. Significant funds were allocated, repairs were made, and equipment was purchased. During Vladimir Putin's visit to Kyrgyzstan, our center was visited by Russia's chief transplant surgeon, Academician Sergey Goutye, who approved our preparation and believes that we can start performing such surgeries independently.
However, the problem lies in financing postoperative care for the patient, which will require two million soms. The president instructed that the transplant be done for free, and we are in search of funds that may be allocated in the future, but only for one patient. Unfortunately, the others remain without assistance, despite the presence of qualified specialists and equipment.
According to statistics, doctors submit at least five thousand applications for new inventions annually within the post-Soviet space, but only a few of them become in demand and recognized at the international level. Talented scientists have existed in various historical epochs, and now there are many such professionals in Kyrgyzstan and Russia, but only some of them have gained recognition. For example, Professor Nikolai Pirogov, the founder of military field surgery, or Vasily Kolesov, who performed the first mammary coronary bypass in the world. Gavriil Ilizarov, who created the apparatus for limb lengthening, is also well-known, as are Soviet physicists Alexander Prokhorov and Nikolai Basov, who were awarded the Nobel Prize for creating the laser.
Despite the presence of gifted doctors and inventors in Kyrgyzstan, we find it difficult to compete with developed countries, primarily due to insufficient funding for science. Only 0.08% of our budget is allocated to science, while in Western countries this figure is 2-3%. In a situation where the US budget amounts to trillions of dollars, it is impossible to talk about competition. While we are trying to create something, our foreign colleagues have already significantly outpaced us.
I have 15 patents, two of which I registered back in the USSR. Recently, I was issued a certificate for a new invention, but in my opinion, the patent brings no benefit. The lack of material incentive leads to doctors not taking the initiative, and researchers leaving for practice.
Andrey Asankulovich, are your inventions in demand in medicine? Which of them were approved during the Soviet era?
- In 1986, at the A.V. Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery, where I was a postgraduate student, pneumothermocoagulation was successfully applied for the first time in the USSR during liver surgeries. A polymer draining sorbent, Gelevin, and biologically active compositions for treating purulent wounds were also introduced into practice. I also improved the methodology for treating acute destructive pancreatitis.
Some of these methods we use in our practice.
It is said that the Ministry of Health will finance medical science. If the Ministry of Health starts evaluating and implementing inventions, will there be interest from researchers?
- Even if the Ministry of Health engages in evaluating developments, it will not be enough. Large-scale studies requiring significant investments are needed for the implementation of innovations, and we do not have enough funds even for the salaries of researchers. The best among them leave for practical medicine, where there are more opportunities to earn, rather than in abdominal surgery, which remains less attractive.
Nevertheless, we have many inventions, and doctors continue to improve existing methods. What motivates you and your colleagues to do this?
- All our inventions are based on personal experience and aimed at improving surgical outcomes and more accurate diagnostics. In my opinion, there are no inventions in Kyrgyzstan that could evoke delight. We mainly use developments from foreign colleagues.
Andrey Asankulovich, but we also have our unique technologies that interest foreign specialists, for example, in microsurgery.
- I agree. The scientific works of microsurgeon Musa Mateev (unfortunately, he passed away due to coronavirus) have always generated great interest at international congresses. Our surgeons indeed have their effective treatment methods that help patients, but these are only a few methods that have been recognized in medicine.
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