Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — A total of 1,312,748 people in Uzbekistan received medicines free of charge under the reimbursement programme in January–September 2026.
The State Health Insurance Fund allocated 248.2 billion soums to cover the cost of the medicines, the press service of Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health reported.
The average expenditure amounted to around 189,000 soums per person. Over the nine-month period, 5.9 million electronic prescriptions were issued, enabling patients to obtain medicines.
The ministry said the programme plays an important role in providing social support to people who require continuous treatment.
The volume of medicines dispensed increased over the course of the year. In September, patients across the country received 52% more medicines than in January.
The reimbursement mechanism consists of three stages. A doctor issues an electronic prescription, the patient collects the medicine from a pharmacy, and the state reimburses the pharmacy for its cost. Under prescriptions issued by family doctors, around 28 types of medicines are provided to the public free of charge.
Tashkent received the largest allocation, at 48.1 billion soums. It was followed by Samarkand Region, with 43.5 billion soums, and Bukhara Region, with 35 billion soums.
Khorezm Region received 32.6 billion soums, Kashkadarya Region 28.3 billion soums, and the Republic of Karakalpakstan 27.4 billion soums.
Navoi Region was allocated 14.5 billion soums, while Syrdarya Region received 9 billion soums.
Payments amounted to 2.9 billion soums in Andijan Region, 2.6 billion soums in Ferghana Region, 1.7 billion soums in Surkhandarya Region and 1.2 billion soums in Namangan Region.
The smallest allocations went to Tashkent Region and Jizzakh Region, at 0.9 billion soums and 0.6 billion soums, respectively.
