Geographical Locations - Uzbekistan

• (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 290
• CIA World Factbook - Uzbekistan

Organisations and Networks

UN and Multinational

• WHO
  - WHO Country Profile - Uzbekistan
  - WHO - Tobacco control: Country Profile: Uzbekistan
  - WHO - Environmental Burden of Disease: Country Profile – Uzbekistan
  - WHO - Progress in the prevention of injuries in the WHO European Region: Uzbekistan
• WHO - Regional Office for Europe (EURO) in Copenhagen (Denmark)
• UNDP - Uzbekistan

Government

• Ministry of Public Health -

Non-Government

• Central Asia NGO Network - "part of the "NGO Support Initiative for Central Asia," a project made possible through the support of USAID and managed by Counterpart International Inc. Counterpart Consortium has been working in Central Asia since late 1994. Current partners are the International Center for Not for Profit Law (ICNL), Aid to Artisans (ATA), and Counterpart International. Past partners are Goodwill International and Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs (CNFA). Our goal is to provide information about the NGO community in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan) to people throughout the world as well as to the NGOs of Central Asia."

Academic Institutions

National Policy and Related Documents

Reports, Guidelines, and Projects

• Primary health care reform in Uzbekistan - This 2007 article by Mohir Ahmedov, Bernd Rechel, Vasila Alimova and Ravshan Azimov and published in The International Journal of Health Planning and Management [Volume 22, Issue 4, pages 301 - 318], argues that, “In recent years, primary health care in Uzbekistan has seen dramatic changes in organization, management and financing. The Soviet multi-tiered system of primary care is being replaced by a two-tiered system, consisting in rural areas of rural physician points (SVPs) and outpatient clinics of central rayon hospitals. A state-guaranteed benefits package of primary care services has been introduced and financing is increasingly based on capitation. In addition, a considerable number of physicians and nurses have been trained in general practice. There are, however, a number of challenges that remain. One of them is the considerable regional differences that exist in health financing. Another challenge is that some rural areas have difficulties attracting primary care workers. Overall, the institutional and financial link between primary and secondary care needs to be strengthened, as at present GPs have an incentive to refer patients to higher levels of care, which is financially inaccessible for large parts of the population.” [author abstract] [subscription required to view full-text]

Educational Resources

• CDC - Travel Information : Eastern Europe and the NIS
• Library of Congress, Country Study: Uzbekistan
• Cyber Uzbekistan - very comprehensive site with excellent resource
• Soros Foundation : Uzbekistan - excellent information