Article 4. Powers of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Field of the Protection of Citizensʼ Health

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:

ensure the protection of human rights in the field of health care;

determine the State policy in the field of the protection of citizensʼ health;

approve and ensure the financing of programs for the development of health care and medical science;

manage the State health care system;

exercise control over ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being;

adopt measures to save lives and protect the health of people in emergency situations, and to inform citizens about the situation in the emergency zone and the measures being taken;

establish a unified system of statistical recording and reporting in the field of the protection of citizensʼ health;

approve the basic programs of medical insurance for the citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

establish benefits for certain categories of citizens in the provision of medical care and supply of medicines;

coordinate and supervise the activities of State administration bodies and economic entities in the field of the protection of citizensʼ health, as well as in the protection of the family, motherhood and childhood;

exercise other powers in accordance with legislation.