cine, which has 13 territorial affiliations and 171
district level branches, about 80 ambulance stations
and more than 200 emergency teams.
In the year 2014 that was announced in Uzbekistan as the Year of Healthy Child, the scale of these
works expanded even more. The implementation
of the National Program adopted in connection
with that helped boost the medical culture of the
population, effectiveness of diseases prophylaxis,
affirmation of the healthy lifestyle and the dynamic
development of sports.
The resolution of the President of Uzbekistan “On
the National Program to Further Boost the Reproductive Health of the Population, Protect the Health
of Mothers, Children and Teenagers in Uzbekistan
for 2014-2018”, signed 1 August 2014, has stimulated
the enhancement of opportunities for the physical
and spiritual development of our children and the
further perfection of the youth policy.
As logic continuation of activities in previous years,
by the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan
Islam Karimov 2016 was announced as the “Year of
Healthy Mother and Child”.
It is obvious that the issue of mother and child is
always in the center of attention of the Government of
Uzbekistan because healthy family is the basis for the
long-term sustainable development of any country.
The announcement of 2016 as the “Year of a healthy
mother and child” and the approval of the State
Program on 9th February 2016 is a logical continuation of a large-scale activities being carried out in
Uzbekistan in the social sphere. The State Program
envisages implementation of a number of specific
practical measures aimed at improving the protection of family, motherhood and childhood, rising of
healthy and harmoniously developed generation,
strengthening the cooperation of public authorities
and civil society organizations.
In 2016 the work on creation the necessary social,
household and medical conditions for people living
in remote rural areas, especially women, will be
continued. It is foreseen to construct modern
standard residential houses, social infrastructure
facilities, improve the access of the rural population
to drinking water, natural gas and quality services.
State Program includes also the construction of
13 000 individual standard houses in rural areas
in all regions of Uzbekistan. It is planned to open
194 model complexes of consumer services in the
remote villages of Uzbekistan with beauty salons,
fashion studios, small electrical appliances reparation services and so on. Bank loans and land will be
allocated for these purposes.
The particular importance is given to the construction
of a modern children’s clinic of highest 4th level in
Tashkent for 4 280 patients, 250 visits per day and 1500
surgeries per year. There will be installed the most
updated medical equipment to improve the quality of
skilled high-tech medical care for mothers and children in the sphere of cardiac surgery, neurosurgery,
urology, nephrology, oncology and other areas.
In 2016 will start the construction of the Women’s
Health Center in Tashkent with the most advanced
diagnostic and therapeutic equipment.
The material and technical base of pediatric and obstetric institutions, including the Republican Perinatal
Center, regional perinatal centers and branches of the
Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical
Center of Obstetrics and Gynecology will be enhanced.
The further expansion of the activities of the
Republican Center for Social Adaptation of
Children will be continued. In particular, during
the 2016-2018 it is planned to open 11 additional
regional branches of the Centre.
The State program also sets out a broad popularization of physical culture and sport, especially among
girls in rural areas, construction of new and providing material and technical support to the existing
sports facilities, installation of modern sport equipment, staffing of qualified coaches.
The construction of an additional 1700 gyms for elementary schools is planned, including 217 - in 2016.
There will be also constructed special children’s
sports schools (225 in total), including 15 - in 2016. It
is also planned to expand the network of swimming
pools, with bringing their total number to 290 by
construction of 11 pools this year.
Taking into consideration all these activities Uzb