Uzbekistan Opens New Opportunities for Private Healthcare Providers

On 6 November, details of a presidential decree issued on 4 November were reported, allowing public hospitals to outsource clinical and support services to private companies from 2027. Contracts may generally run for up to five years and, in exceptional cases, up to ten years. Uzbekistan aims to increase outsourced services to 30% by 2030; no overall programme budget was disclosed. The new framework creates opportunities for hospital operators, medical service providers, healthcare technology companies and international management firms. HPC can support healthcare partnerships, private-sector sourcing and preparation of hospital outsourcing proposals.