During a briefing held at the content preparation center, Anvarxon Akabirov, head of information services of the Agency for the Development of the Medical and Pharmaceutical Industry, provided detailed information on ongoing work to regulate drug prices and ensure stable access for the population.
He reported that it is now possible to check the current retail cost of medicinal products using the PharmUz mobile application.
When the air color is red, it is easy to find the culprit in one place. However, the figures demonstrate that the air problem in Tashkent is much more serious. On the morning of October 6, IQAir monitoring recorded 'red' indicators for the air in Tashkent again.
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in the city was 132, and at some stations, it reached 147–159. An AQI level in the range of 101–150 is considered harmful to sensitive groups of the population, while values from 151 to 200 are classified as dangerous for everyone. This is a serious warning.
The main pollutant at the moment was PM2.5—very fine particles capable of penetrating deep into the lungs. At some points, the concentration of PM2.5 reached 59.7–67 micrograms per cubic meter. Such a level can exacerbate respiratory problems, as well as aggravate heart and lung diseases, especially in children, the elderly, and people with chronic illnesses.
A person's health and social well-being are closely interconnected. This is especially true for citizens in need of social protection, for whom timely medical examinations, use of necessary expertise, referral for rehabilitation, and receipt of social services are critically important.
For this reason, one of the important tasks is to ensure interaction between responsible departments and organizations, as well as to organize these processes based on a unified approach to service provision.
The accuracy and reliability of laboratory analyses are of great importance in ensuring the quality of pharmaceutical products. Therefore, today a special training course dedicated to evaluating the integrity of analytical methods used in pharmaceutical laboratories at the Tashkent Pharma Park complex has begun.
