Feasibility study for the introduction of mandatory health insurance in Uzbekistan

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This feasibility study was produced as a result of a collaborative effort by WHO and the 
Government of Uzbekistan during the first half of 2019. Mr Jens Wilkens (Health Economist, 
Sweden) and Dr Uldis Mitenbergs (Health Policy Expert, Latvia) led the study and wrote 
the report with guiding support from Dr Elena Tsoyi (WHO Country Office, Uzbekistan) and 
supervision by Dr Melitta Jakab (Senior Health Economist, WHO Regional Office for Europe). 
The projections of the scenarios in the report are based on data collected by the Ministry of 
Health and initial analysis by national consultant Mrs Tatyana Dergacheva. In meetings and 
seminars, many experts from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry 
of Economy and Industry have generously contributed their time and shared their thoughts 
with us. All participants at the high-level policy dialogue in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 25– 
26 April 2019 have contributed with presentations and comments, which have shaped the 
content of this study. Dr Lianne Kuppens, WHO Representative to Uzbekistan and Head of 
the WHO Country Office, has provided invaluable support to the work on this study and 
related activities.
Acknowledgments
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CIS 
Commonwealth of Independent States
GDP 
gross domestic product
GGHE general government health expenditure
MHI 
mandatory health insurance
NHS 
national health service
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Abbreviations
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