Uzbekistan to Create Full Cost Coverage System for Childhood Cancer Treatment

Uzbekistan is raising the quality of medical care for children and adolescents with oncological and hematological diseases under a national plan for 2025–2035. The plan focuses on improving sector management and sustainable financing.

From this year, the state medical insurance system will gradually finance a special service package for children with cancer. The package will fully cover costs of chemotherapy, targeted and immunotherapy drugs, advanced diagnostics, complex surgery and inpatient treatment. It also provides psychological, social and palliative support, telemedicine and rehabilitation until full recovery.

The Republican Center of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology and its 14 regional branches will be comprehensively upgraded, with early detection and remote consultations expanded. Cooperation with WHO, UNICEF and foreign partners will attract investment. By 2030, the state aims to fully establish a system covering 100 percent of diagnostics, complex treatment, necessary drugs and rehabilitation costs.