Ministry of Health, Ministry of Economy and Industry to introduce new positions

On the portal of discussion of normative-legal acts, the draft of a presidential decree “On increasing the quality of medical care for women of reproductive age and children, as well as expanding its range” has been placed.

In accordance with the document, proposals of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan on introducing the position of deputy head of the department on maternity and childhood protection in all district (city) medical institutions may be approved.

The Deputy Head of the department on maternity and childhood protection deals with the following tasks:

constant monitoring implementation and dissemination of State programs on maternal and child health;

preventing maternal, infant and child mortality, implementing prenatal screening procedures for pregnant women to prevent birth defect, as well as improving perinatal and neonatal care;

improving the measures aimed at protection of reproductive health of the population;

controlling the effectiveness of treatment of pediatric diseases by rational use of drugs, as well as implementing clinical protocols and treatment standards based on evidence-based medicine;

assessment and monitoring of the status of medical care for mothers and children, analyzing statistical and demographic data.