Usually people evaluate the level of domestic medicine by the primary link. In the past year, a number of updates have been made in this direction.
Thus, primary health care has been reformed, family doctors' offices have been created instead of rural medical centers, and their state standards have been revised. At the beginning of 2021, there were 858 family doctor points in the primary health care system, and by the end of 2021, another 100 such units were added.
More than 14 thousand medical teams have also been created to provide primary health care to the population.
According to the Decree of the President of the Republic Uzbekistan "On additional measures for the integrated development of the healthcare sector" dated May 5, 2021, since June 15, 2021, the amount of funds allocated per capita for the purchase of medicines and medicines in the primary health care system has increased on average three times. In addition, the post of Deputy Head for Digitalization and public-private partnership has been introduced into the structures of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional health departments and the Main Health Department of the city of Tashkent within the existing staff units.
In the past year, measures were taken to census citizens in order to identify and eliminate risk factors, not diseases. Individual preventive and health measures were carried out by dividing the population into four risk groups.
The Schedule for the establishment of branches of republican specialized scientific and practical medical centers in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent in 2021-2022 has also been approved.
According to the approved program, a one-time allowance of 30 million soms and provision of office housing is provided for doctors working in remote and hard-to-reach areas, the press service of the Ministry of Health reports.
