Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Families of 88 children affected by the use of Doc-1 Max and Ambronol medicines in Uzbekistan have received a total of 80 billion soums in compensation, the press service of the country’s Ministry of Health reported.
Under enforcement documents issued by the Tashkent Criminal Court, the Bureau of Compulsory Enforcement was required to recover 82 billion soums in compensation for the families of 90 affected children.
An initial 16.8 billion soums was paid, representing about 20% of the amount awarded. The remaining funds did not reach the families for several years because the sale of property seized from those responsible was delayed.
To speed up payments, the president of Uzbekistan instructed the authorities to ensure full compensation for the material and moral damage suffered by the affected families. A total of 65.2 billion soums was allocated from the state budget to carry out the instruction.
Of the 80 billion soums paid so far, families of 72 children who died received 72.2 billion soums. Another 7.8 billion soums was transferred to the families of 16 children who have undergone or are continuing to receive medical treatment.
The remaining 2 billion soums is intended for the families of two other children. According to the Health Ministry, these payments will be made once technical issues involving bank cards have been resolved.
The funds allocated from the state budget are expected to be returned to the national budget through proceeds from the sale of property belonging to those responsible, as well as other amounts recovered from them.
Meanwhile, representatives of the Health Ministry and other government agencies, together with doctors from national medical centres, are visiting the affected families. They are taking steps to provide the children with additional medical and psychological support.
