Health systems in transition : Uzbekistan

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Health systems in transition
  
Uzbekistan
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for emergency care. Tertiary inpatient care is generally provided in large 
hospitals and research institutes and centres at the national level. Emergency 
care services have undergone significant reforms and a network of emergency 
departments has been organized throughout the country within the existing 
inpatient facilities at the 
tuman
, 
viloyat
 and national level.
In the area of pharmaceutical care, state pharmacies have now been almost 
completely privatized. The country has adopted a long-term strategy of 
increasing domestic drug production to overcome its reliance on expensive 
imports. A large share of expenditure on pharmaceuticals is paid privately.