President presented with healthcare investment projects: $2.7 billion, outsourcing and professional managers

A $2.7 billion project portfolio

On October 28, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation on attracting investment in healthcare, expanding private sector participation and building major medical facilities, reported the presidential press service and the outlets Gazeta, Kun.uz and Spot.uz. A portfolio of 35 investment projects worth a total of $2.7 billion has already been formed in medicine. They cover the construction of specialized centers and multidisciplinary hospitals, equipping existing facilities with modern equipment, and personnel training.

What will be built and where

The list includes the construction of a National Oncology Center, a Republican Center for Neurology and Stroke, a multidisciplinary medical center for adults in Tashkent Region, new hospitals in Kashkadarya Region, and a maternal and child health center in Nukus. Medical education programs will be launched in Termez, and under public-private partnership a hospital with 800 beds in Samarkand and a multidisciplinary clinic in Bukhara Region. The meeting emphasized that the location, capacity and range of services of the new facilities must correspond to the needs of the population.

Another $1 billion in proposals and a strategy to 2040

In addition to the current portfolio, proposals have been prepared for nine promising projects worth $1 billion: infrastructure for neurological, psychological and addiction care, pediatric oncology and hematology, renewal of the ambulance fleet and improvement of emergency medical care. Future investment attraction is planned to be tied to the medical infrastructure master plan, and on its basis an investment strategy to 2040 will be developed, defining priorities for working with private investors, international financial institutions and donors. First, an inventory of current projects and an assessment of their relevance will be carried out, then initiatives will be selected according to regional needs, and investment passports and a unified portfolio will be formed.

Outsourcing and professional management

From 2027, clinics will be able to purchase certain medical and support services from private organizations. Long-term contracts with providers, volumes and quality of services fixed in advance, and performance evaluation against specific criteria are envisaged; by 2030, the share of outsourcing in service procurement is planned at 30%. For transparency, an electronic system called 'Medical Outsourcing' will be launched with a unified registry of services, providers and contracts, tracking of quality and payments, linked to public procurement. In addition, by 2030, competitive selection of professional managers will be introduced in five major medical institutions, with annual evaluation of their performance against established indicators. The President gave instructions to develop the investment strategy and projects based on the master plan.