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The Committee for the Development of Competition and Consumer Protection conducted an inspection of several medical institutions in Tashkent and the Tashkent region, revealing numerous violations in the use of medical equipment. Several hospitals and clinics provided services to patients using outdated or faulty medical devices that had not undergone periodic testing, which is required by law.
As a result of these inspections, it was found that six medical institutions, including the Central Multidisciplinary Polyclinic of Yunusabad District and other clinics in Tashkent, provided substandard services to over 17,000 patients. A total of 806 million sums were unjustly charged for these services.
Similar violations were also found in the Tashkent and Syrdarya regions. In the Kibray district, for example, the medical association provided services using equipment whose certification had long expired. From August 2023 to the present, services were provided to 550 patients, resulting in 25 million sums being unjustly charged.
Even more serious violations were discovered in the Syrdarya region, where over 25,000 patients were charged nearly 60 million sums for medical services over the past three years.
Due to these violations, the Antimonopoly Committee ordered the medical institutions to return the unlawfully collected sums to the patients. The total amount of the refund will be about 900 million sums, affecting more than 44,000 people.
These cases highlight the importance of monitoring the condition of medical equipment and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Patients should have access to quality services, and medical institutions must ensure the timely certification of their equipment.
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