Our most important function is to improve protection of public health extensively, provide satisfaction of our nation from activities of medical system.
SH.M.Mirziyoyev
The number of new cases of cancer is 439,2 per 100,000 men and women per year
The new number of cancer deaths is 163,5 per 100,000 men and women
Cancer mortality is highest in African men (239,9 per 100,00) and lowest in Asian women (88,3 per 100,000)
In 2017, an estimated 15,270 children and adolescence ages 0 to 19 were diagnosed with cancer and 1,790 died of the disease
The number of cancer survivors is expected to increase to 20,3 million by 2026
Relevance of the topic
The Uzbek health ministry says that in every year, there were 15000-20000 people suffer from cancer, about a third of the population.
In order to prevent and control cancer, Uzbekistan has signed some decrees with foreign countries. Additionally, not only our country but also so many countries are fighting with cancer. For example, the forum called "International Cancer Control leadership" that organized for the first time in Tashkent, included 250 participants, with the participation of representatives from Central Asian countries, The United States, Armenia, Belarus, the Russian Federation, Turkey.
To cure sick people in early stage and decrease the amount of death
To increase the amount of healthy population.
To ask Ministry of Education and Health to send medical students to spend their practical skills in policlinics of rural areas.( as a volunteering group)