[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – SUMMARY – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your summary. The summary condenses the main points for the news that starts below. The summary is in bold and not longer than 300 characters, including spaces. The counter at the bottom can help.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
GIZ BACKUP Health supports Uzbekistan\u2019s State Health Insurance Fund in scaling up its drug reimbursement system \u2014 advancing universal health coverage and improving access to essential medicines.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In June and September 2025, consultant Nataliia Hnatyuk<\/strong> provided targeted technical support, reviewing policies and digital workflows, visiting polyclinics and pharmacies in Tashkent<\/strong> and Syrdarya<\/strong>, and holding consultations with SHIF officials. She also shared Ukraine\u2019s experience in reimbursement systems, including approaches to costing, benchmarking, and defining medicine inclusion criteria, and met with UZINFOCOM<\/strong> to explore digitalisation opportunities.<\/p>\n A robust drug reimbursement system reduces out-of-pocket costs, strengthens chronic disease management, enhances financial protection, and prevents avoidable hospitalisations. The consultant delivered a strategic roadmap for scaling up the system, including recommendations for process optimisation, methodological refinement, and readiness assessment supporting preparations for future scale-up.<\/p>\n GIZ BACKUP Health implements its support to Uzbekistan<\/a> with financing from the Swiss Confederation<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 2 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" GIZ BACKUP Health supports Uzbekistan\u2019s State Health Insurance Fund in scaling up its drug reimbursement system \u2014 advancing universal health coverage and improving access to essential medicines.In June and September 2025, consultant Nataliia Hnatyuk provided targeted technical support, reviewing policies and digital workflows, visiting polyclinics and pharmacies in Tashkent and Syrdarya, and holding consultations with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":559,"featured_media":987787639,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[122],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987787595"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987787595"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987787595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987787789,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987787595\/revisions\/987787789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987787639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987787595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987787595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987787595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}