This was reported in an interview with Real TV by the Minister of Health, Teymur Musayev, who noted that the process is coordinated with the state program ‘Great Return’.
‘There will be 8 district central hospitals, 8 family health centers, and 84 medical posts,’ clarified Teymur Musayev. ‘The medical posts will be created directly in the villages. One of the facilities we are currently preparing to open is the city hospital in Shusha, designed for 90 beds.
Recently, with the participation of the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, a presentation of the plan for the Fizuli District Central Hospital was held, and the construction of a similar facility in Agdam with 210 beds has begun. In other words, extensive work is underway, and we are fully satisfied with its dynamics.’
Addressing the topic of healthcare reforms across the country, Teymur Musayev particularly emphasized the advantages of so-called electronic prescriptions.
‘Over the past year, a broad discussion has unfolded in Azerbaijani society about drug prices, counterfeit medications, and various kinds of fraud in this area,’ noted the head of the Ministry of Health. ‘Generally, this issue is extremely sensitive for people. Specifically to ensure necessary transparency, we have introduced an electronic prescription system. Essentially, it can be called a unified platform that brings together pharmacists, doctors, and, actually, citizen-patients. The latter, for example, can compare the cost of the prescribed medications with the price set by the Tariff Council. Using this system is easy, it just requires registration. We expect that electronic prescriptions will almost completely replace traditional ones.’
According to Teymur Musayev, the Ministry of Health is pleased with the results of implementing the mandatory medical education system.
‘Costly procedures and surgical operations have become more accessible,’ asserts the minister. ‘And this is a consistent process. Every day and month, the list of provided services is expanding. For instance, the most recently updated package includes 3,315 services. Thus, over the year, there is a positive dynamic, which, we hope, will continue in the future.’
Commenting on the recent surge in measles cases in the country, the minister assured that thanks to vaccination efforts, the situation was brought under control. Moreover, Teymur Musayev confirmed that Azerbaijan has a sufficient quantity of measles vaccines for citizens of all ages.”
