Uzbekistan is accelerating the structural transformation of its public healthcare sector by integrating private business into clinical and auxiliary operations. Under a newly signed presidential decree, the country will launch a dedicated electronic system named "Medical Outsourcing" by April 1, 2027. This platform is designed to track outsourced medical services, monitor contractual obligations, and evaluate the overall quality of care provided by private entities to state-run hospitals.
Key Takeaways: The upcoming digital platform will automatically monitor public procurement data, contract values, and deadlines. Authorities plan to increase the share of clinical and auxiliary services purchased from the private sector to 30 percent by 2030.
The newly established system will maintain a unified registry of services, projects, suppliers, and executed contracts to ensure transparency and proper allocation of state resources. Furthermore, private companies will be permitted to utilize buildings and premises of public healthcare institutions free of charge under outsourcing agreements. However, this privilege requires solid economic justification, and the provision of state real estate must be factored into the final calculation of service pricing.
In addition, large hospitals and clinics requiring substantial capital investments are planned to be constructed primarily through private investments and public-private partnership frameworks. The Ministry of Health is mandated to publish a list of priority investment projects annually by November 1. Moreover, the authorities intend to bring in foreign professional management companies to oversee at least five major medical institutions.
These regulatory adjustments follow earlier announcements regarding the phased outsourcing of medical services to private operators. Entrepreneurs are already being granted operational spaces within state hospitals to install specialized diagnostic and treatment equipment, with priority fields explicitly designated as hemodialysis, laboratory diagnostics, rehabilitation, and physiotherapy.
Source: podrobno.uz