Samarkand State University and the primary trade union committee have created a medical and preventive center in the building of student hostel No. 1 of SamSU. This center is designed to serve university teachers and students and consists of a sports and rehabilitation, treatment and prevention room, a kitchen and treatment rooms.

      The center employs a doctor and a nurse from a multidisciplinary polyclinic in the city of Samarkand. The prevention center is equipped with modern medical equipment and medicines. In addition to all the necessary first aid equipment, there are medical devices such as a physiotherapy machine, an electrocardiogram and an inhaler.

    - From today, a medical and preventive center serving the teaching staff and students of Samarkand State University has started working, - said the chairman of the primary trade union committee of Samarkand State University, associate professor Shavkat Makhmatmurodov. - This center, created on the initiative of the university leadership, in particular, the rector of Samarkand State University, scientist of the Republic of Uzbekistan, member of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis Rustam Khalmuradov and the trade union committee, is especially convenient for university students. Now students with health problems can come to the center, undergo an examination by a doctor, and use the necessary medical services. All types of services in the prevention center are free of charge. The center also has a fitness club.

      “I started working in a medical and preventive center established at Samarkand State University,” says Khilola Olmasova, a doctor at the central multidisciplinary polyclinic in the city of Samarkand. - Now we provide services of doctors and nurses to teachers and university students. The center has enough rooms for first aid. It is noteworthy that a number of medicines are provided by the administration of the university. Treatment rooms provide continuous patient care...

    In recent years, the increase in the number of diseases affecting human health and the spread of various viruses around the world have put the issue of public health and public health on the agenda. Today, among students who study away from home, there are many situations where they do not know where to turn in case of health problems. In such situations, the most convenient solution is prevention centers that provide quality services free of charge.

      Today, the work carried out in our country to create the necessary conditions for raising a healthy generation, positive changes in the field are deeply reflected in the life and lifestyle of every person. The issue of public health, which is an important factor in caring for the honor and dignity of a person, ensuring the rights of citizens to use high-quality free medical services, is an important and relevant issue not only for representatives of the healthcare sector, but also for every organization and institution.

Iroda Bekmurodova,
employee of Information Service of
Samarkand State University.
The photographs were taken by Shavkat Akramov.