Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulates healthcare workers on their professional holiday

“Sincerely, from the bottom of my heart, I congratulate you on your wonderful professional holiday – the Day of Medical Workers. One of the founders of world medical science, the great healer Abu Ali ibn Sino said that healing people is the highest manifestation of kindness and nobility. Our people see you as representatives of an honorable profession who have dedicated their lives to a very important and responsible cause of protecting people’s health, and appreciate your hard work, in which you put all your knowledge and experience, talent and skill,” he said.

The head of state noted that over the past five years, over 200 acts of legislation have been adopted in the field, in particular, the concept of developing the healthcare system for 2019-2025. The volume of healthcare financing is increasing every year. This is confirmed by the fact that this year alone, over 18 trillion soums were sent to the sphere – 4 times more than in 2016.

The country has formed and is effectively operating a three-tier national health model, which includes the systems of primary healthcare, emergency medical care and specialized medical services.

“It is known that the coronavirus pandemic has become a serious test, as well as for the whole world, for our country, especially for the healthcare system. On this significant day, we once again express our deep gratitude to all medical workers who, in such a difficult time, were the first to come to the rescue and, putting their lives at risk, being in the very focus of a viral infection, courageously fought this dangerous disease. It is thanks to your efforts that advanced methods and means of combating the pandemic have been developed and introduced into practice. Currently, the population is being successfully vaccinated against coronavirus,” Mirziyoyev said.

The President stressed that the focus is always on the worthy stimulation of the selfless work of medical workers. Confirmation is the taken measures aimed at improving the working and living conditions of doctors, providing them with housing, increasing material incentives. Since 2019, about 550 workers in the field have been awarded honorary titles, orders and medals. In accordance with the decree signed yesterday, state awards will be presented to another 82 medical workers.

“The protection and strengthening of the health of the people will continue to be our main task. In the future, we intend to double the amount of funds allocated for the development of the sphere, including bringing the salaries of doctors of the highest category to an equivalent of $1,000 in the next five years, which indicates the scale of our plans in this direction. Our task is to turn the national health care into a highly effective system that contributes to the qualitative improvement of the population’s health,” Mirziyoyev said.

Special attention will be paid to medical prevention, carried out by primary healthcare, increasing the role of family doctors. In particular, effective measures will be taken to early detection of diseases that are most common among the population and are the main cause of premature death, to carry out targeted screening activities, to provide free special preventive drugs and to promote a healthy lifestyle, and to widely introduce information technologies into the field of information technology.

“We are well aware that only a healthy people, a healthy nation are capable of achieving the great goal set for themselves – building the New Uzbekistan. I am convinced that healthcare workers in our country will continue to use all their strength, knowledge and experience to achieve such high levels. Once again I congratulate you on your professional holiday – the Day of Medical Workers, I wish you all good health, great success in fulfilling your noble and responsible mission, peace and happiness to your families,” the head of state concluded.