TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 7. The budget allocated to healthcare has increased sixfold over the past seven years, reaching 42 trillion ($3.5 billion) this year, said President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during a videoconference meeting dedicated to the priority tasks for the next stage of reforms in Uzbekistan's medical sector, Trend reports via the press service of the president of Uzbekistan.
He added that thanks to this significant budget increase, more than 400 high-tech surgeries, which used to be available only in the capital, are now being performed in regional and district hospitals. In addition, two kidney transplants are performed daily in the country.
The President highlighted that Uzbekistan now boasts 27 doctors per 10,000 people, a rate on par with that of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Finland. In comparison, Türkiye and Canada have 1.5 times fewer medical professionals per capita.
