Shavkat Mirziyoyev said more than 800,000 healthcare and pharmaceutical workers had contributed to reforms in the sector. A recent decree awarded state honors to a group of people who had made outstanding contributions, including medical professionals, entrepreneurs and foreign partners.
At the meeting, the president presented the awards in person and proposed creating a separate state honor for medical workers who set an example in safeguarding public health and introducing advanced scientific developments and treatment methods. The award will bear the name of Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna.
Primary healthcare reforms to reach 100 more districts
President Mirziyoyev stressed the importance of primary healthcare in improving public health.
“The better primary healthcare works, the healthier our people will be,” he said.
A new system to improve primary care has been piloted in 28 districts, covering 7 million residents who have been individually assigned to family doctors. The responsibilities of both patients and doctors have been set out in agreements between them.
The pilot program has included the opening of new laboratories, training for doctors and nurses, and the introduction of defined patient pathways through the healthcare system. These changes have helped increase public confidence in local clinics, according to the information presented at the meeting.
Under the guaranteed healthcare package, outpatient patients in the pilot districts can receive 69 types of medication free of charge.
The government plans to extend the model to another 100 districts from 2027.
