On November 14, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the presentation of proposals for early detection and effective treatment of diseases.
In the social policy of our state, much attention is paid to healthcare. Over the past seven years, the amount of funds allocated to this area has increased 6 times. More than 400 high-tech operations previously carried out only in Tashkent are now carried out in regions and districts.
In order to detect diseases early, the centers of oncology, endocrinology, and cardiology conduct screening examinations in the regions. For example, 1 million 700 thousand women were screened, 49 thousand had precancerous diseases. In the first half of this year, 122 thousand people were diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes at an early stage.
Public health protection is a continuous process. Based on the analysis and needs in the field, proposals in important areas have been prepared. This was discussed at the presentation.
One of the main problems in treatment is late detection of the disease. Therefore, at the initiative of the President of our country, in Kashkadarya, as an experiment, a bonus for medical teams in the amount of 2 million soums for each case of early detection of oncological diseases was introduced. As a result, family doctors identified such signs in 51 women and children in the assigned mahallas. 102 million soums in bonuses were allocated for this purpose, which saved 8 billion soums that would have been required for treatment if the disease had been detected at a late stage.
According to the analysis, on average 20-25 percent of all oncological diseases are breast and uterine cancer. In this regard, it is planned to expand screening and begin maintaining their registry.
Also, this year, three-year programs for the early detection and treatment of hematological, cardiological and endocrinological diseases will be completed. Responsible persons have been instructed to analyse the results achieved and consider the possibility of extending these programs.
There are shortcomings in the centralized procurement of medicines for medical institutions. Some hospitals have purchased fewer drugs than required, while others have an excess of them.
In this regard, a system for the purchase of medicines and medical devices based on fifteen-month demand is proposed. At the same time, the needs for subsequent years will be formed no later than August 1 simultaneously with the parameters of the State Budget.
Also, a “Procurement Center” and its 13 regional branches will be created under the Ministry of Health. From January 1, 2025, the center will be allowed to make direct purchases of original medicines and consumables for closed-type laboratory equipment directly from manufacturers.
Another proposal provides for increased donor support. In particular, the one-time monetary remuneration to the holders of the badge “Honorary Donor of the Republic of Uzbekistan” increases from 5 to 15 basic calculation values. They will be given the right to free use of public transport and exceptional treatment in state sanatoriums.
The implementation of the new system is scheduled for January 1 next year.