Health systems in transition : Uzbekistan

5.3.2 Private settings
The private sector provides a much simpler framework for the delivery of 
primary care, which is provided by single or group practices and by outpatient 
units of large clinics. While data on the utilization of primary care by the types 
of private providers and on the scope of the care delivered are not available, 
anecdotal evidence suggests that most primary care in the private sector is 
provided by group practices in large urban areas. In rural and smaller urban 
areas, the prevalent form of delivery is by private practitioners or through 
private arrangements with physicians employed in the public sector.