4 billion 210 million sums were allocated to provide these people with an opportunity to
obtain houses (apartments). Due to such assistance, during 2018, 385 disabled citizens will
receive modern housing.
In addition, by the decision of the President of
Uzbekistan the conditions for mortgage to purchase affordable
housing were changed on July 18, 2018. Until the 1 January,
2020, the mortgage will be issued for 20 years with a 3-year
refinement period and an interest rate of 7% per annum for
the first 5 years, and later - at the Central Bank’s rate.
Young families, residents of old houses and other
categories of citizens who need housing improvement, in order
to buy apartments in cities, will be decreed 15 % initial credit by the government.
At the expense of the state budget, the Council of the Federation of Trade Unions and the
Makhalla Charitable Foundation (in equal shares), gratuitous assistance will be provided to
families living in difficult conditions, and for people that are caring for disabled. In 2018, on
average 10 - 25 low-income families from each district and city will have an opportunity to repair
their houses.
On average, up to 70 families from each region of the country will receive household
appliances (gas or electric furnaces, refrigerators, sewing machines) or one unit of cattle during
2018-2019.
The second is improving the system of providing population with medicines at affordable
prices. Solving this issue, it is planned to build and open 2 thousand social pharmacies that will
have to provide population with high-quality medicines at a low price. Currently, there is an
automated system for registering medicines in public medical institutions and social pharmacies,
a special public commission has been formed to monitor problematic issues in providing
population with medicines, as well as collecting and analyzing opinions, feedback and
recommendations of citizens on this issue. The main task of the commission is to identify the
reasons for possible increase in the cost of medicines.
According to the National Vaccination Calendar,
children receive the prophylactic vaccination against 12
controlled infections at the expense of the state. The cost of
vaccines against infectious diseases is fully covered by the
state budget. At the same time, vaccination coverage in
2017 reached 99.5%, as a result of which Uzbekistan was
recognized by the World Health Organization as a territory
free from measles and rubella.
It should also be noted that the state pays special
attention to preservation and modernization of the system of free medical care. In this regard,
the activities of screening centers focusing on maternal and child health care, are radically
revised. By the end of 2018, on the basis of 46 district and city medical associations, it is planned
to organize inter-district perinatal centers, which will be provided with modern medical
equipment and staffed with qualified personnel.
In addition, as part of activities to provide targeted assistance to the low-income part of
population, an average of 6 families from each district and city will be reimbursed for medical
services in case serious diseases and lack of funds for treatment are identified.
The third is educational system reform. The result of transformations in this direction was
the formation of a system, including the regulation and control of the functioning of preschool,
general education, and higher education entities.
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