On March 6 alone, doctors arrived four times to take her, but no hospital accepted her. However, after a video surfaced on social media showing a dispute between a neighborhood officer and an emergency doctor over her situation, she was finally hospitalized on March 7 in the evening.
Why this case sparked widespread outrage?
Several Telegram channels shared a video alleging that emergency services had taken the woman to hospitals for four hours, but all refused to admit her. As a result, she was allegedly left in a building entrance “to wait for her death,” shocking local neighborhood officers.
In reality, the situation was more complex and once again highlighted systemic problems, as well as the fact that in Uzbekistan, many issues are only resolved after public outcry.
In the video, the doctor states that the emergency call was made from House 21 in the Buz-1 neighborhood, but local neighborhood officers refused to resolve the issue within their jurisdiction. The neighborhood officer in the video claims that the woman does not belong to his area (according to the doctor’s words).
According to the doctor, another emergency brigade spent four hours taking the woman to various hospitals, but none accepted her. Eventually, she was taken to the location she had requested.
“No district officer wants to deal with this issue, no matter which street this person is on... It’s not the job of emergency services to determine where she is registered or who expelled her from her home — this is a task for the law enforcement. You need to check the database, and that’s your responsibility,” the doctor tells the district officer.
District officer: “This person needs help. This is your responsibility, isn’t it?”
The doctor responds: “She has Stage 4 cancer… She has been sick for five years, and no hospital is admitting her. Is that my fault?.. Stage 4 oncology does not require hospitalization… This is not an emergency; planned [hospital admission] is required.”
District officer insists: “But she still needs medical assistance… She already stated where she lives and her registration status… Emergency services should provide help. She is sick… I don’t know where, but she needs assistance.”
The doctor advises him to contact the Minister of Health to clarify why an oncological hospital is refusing to admit a Stage 4 cancer patient.
