Health systems in transition : Uzbekistan

5.3 Primary/ambulatory care
Primary care has been defined in Uzbek legislation as the treatment of certain 
prevalent diseases, traumas and other emergency conditions; the provision 
of sanitary-hygienic and anti-epidemic activities; and the delivery of certain 
activities related to the protection of family, maternal and child health, as well 
as other medical-sanitary activities needed at the point of residence (President 
of Uzbekistan, 1998). Primary care services are provided by public primary 
care facilities, outpatient clinics of public secondary and tertiary institutions, 
and private outpatient clinics. In some cases, private arrangements can be made 
for private consultations by physicians in inpatient care. The number of official 
outpatient contacts per person and year reached 9.1 in 2012, which was high 
when compared to other countries in central Asia (Fig. 5.1). However, a large 
number of outpatient contacts in the private sector are likely to go unregistered, 
while the number of contacts in the public sector might be inflated to meet 
government benchmarks. 

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Health systems in transition
  
Uzbekistan