Uzbekistan launches new system to bring skilled doctors home from abroad

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said a new system has been launched to return skilled Uzbek doctors working abroad to their homeland. Speaking at a meeting with healthcare and pharmaceutical workers, he said compatriot doctors who have gained experience in foreign clinics will be brought into hospitals in Uzbekistan. The president said the system will help create a school of medicine of its own in New Uzbekistan.

Such specialists will receive a monthly salary premium of up to 50 million soums. Their workplaces will be equipped with modern equipment. They will be able to form a strong team around them and independently choose the doctors, assistants and nurses they work with. The system will also cover the costs of attending prestigious conferences and exchanging experience with foreign colleagues.

The programme will begin in 26 specialised centres. The director of each centre will be responsible for attracting 5 to 10 compatriot doctors next year.