Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment: Update

Gender Issues

although health care is traditionally considered a female profession, it mostly relates to secondary medical personnel (nurses) and secondary vocational education (table 8).

Gender asymmetry in professional medical colleges displays a stable trend of female domination: 25,400 (19.5%) males vs. 104,600 (80.5%) females in 2014; 28,000 (24.1%) vs.

116,000 (75.9%) in 2015; and 27,400 (24.8%) vs. 110,300 (75.2%) in 2016. that trend might be culturally conditioned: nurse-brides are welcome in families because they can take professional care of children, elders, and other family members.


¹⁹⁷ Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Order #4782 (22 February 2016). On Measures for Further Improvement of the System of Social Support and Medical-Social Assistance to Vulnerable Segments of Population.
¹⁹⁸ according to the reforms, branches for disabled adults (aged 18 years and older) and some orphanages for disabled children will open under “Muruvvat houses.” Former inmates of boarding houses will be admitted to these departments, taking into account the peculiarities of their mental and physical development and condition. the Republican Board of trustees has been established to support the activities of the Muruvvat and Sakhovat boarding houses and the territorial boards of trustees in Karakalpakstan, regions, and the capital. they are entrusted developing and implementing state programs on social support for the disabled and elderly, improving orphanages, and establishing an effective system
for the provision of health and social care. the Ministry of Health established an extra-budgetary fund through donations and grants to support Muruvvat and Sakhovat boarding houses. “the Muruvvatorphanages will create special departments for people with disabilities over 18 years.” https://nuz.uz/obschestvo/24531-v-domah-muruvvat- sozdadut-osobye-otdeleniya-dlya-invalidov-starshe-18-let.html.
¹⁹⁹ decree of the president # 3071 (20 June 2017). On Measures for Further Development of Specialized Medical Aid to the Population of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2017-2021.
²⁰⁰ decree of the president #2863 (1 april 2017). On Measures for Further Development of the Private Health Sector.
²⁰¹ decree of the president #5325 (2 February 2018). On Measures for Radical Improvement of Activities in the Field of Support of Women and Strengthening of the Institute of the Family.
Mainstreaming Gender in ADB Operations, by Sector 65