The Uzbekistan 2030 Strategy defines several tasks to protect public health and improve the quality of medicine. To accelerate these reforms and their practical implementation, proposals were developed with the participation of international experts.

Thus, it was proposed to create a project office, “Healthcare Projects Center”, within the Ministry of Health as a government agency. The center will be responsible for the full implementation of the state health insurance system and a package of free medical services and medicines guaranteed by the state, strengthening the system of control over the quality and safety of medical services, increasing the potential of personnel, and developing a system of medical education and science based on international standards. The center will also contribute to the widespread introduction of digital technologies, accelerating public-private partnership projects, expanding the private sector, increasing the transparency of government procurement, and reforming the pharmaceutical industry.

Experienced specialists from specialized medical centers, higher education, and research institutions, as well as foreign experts and consultants, will be involved in the activities of the project office on a contractual basis.

Reforms in the healthcare sector require appropriate specialists. Several measures are envisaged to strengthen human resources.

In particular, the educational programs of the Tashkent Medical Academy will undergo international accreditation. It will open master’s programs in public health, preventive medicine, and physical activity. Based on an internationally recognized system, medical students’ knowledge will be assessed through state examinations in two stages.

Starting from the next academic year, based on the needs of the regions, 200 graduates of medical universities will undergo training in master’s and clinical residency programs at leading foreign education institutions.

Specialized centers for surgery, cardiology, endocrinology, dermatovenereology, and cosmetology, the Children’s National Medical Center, and the National Medical Center will undergo international accreditation.

This year, 40 existing sanitary rules and regulations will be revised and aligned with international standards.

The Head of state approved these proposals and ordered the approval of an action plan for the implementation of these priorities.