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Please note that Medicaid/Medicare do not apply outside the United States and your private medical insurance, especially HMO-type insurance policies, may also impose limits or do not apply overseas;  contact your insurance provider for more information prior to travel.  No private or government medical facility in Uzbekistan will file insurance claims; only cash, often in advance of treatment, is accepted.  Consider visiting a travel medicine clinic before you leave for Uzbekistan.   Further information may be found at:  http://www.cdc.gov.

(Updated April, 2019)

Medical and dental care is available in several government and private hospitals and clinics in Uzbekistan, quality as well as rate vary from government to private clinics.  Pharmacies are common throughout Tashkent, it is advised to get medications with doctor’s prescription and at larger chain pharmacies to avoid the risk of counterfeit or ineffective medications.  In all cities of Uzbekistan, including Tashkent regular ambulance service can be reached by dialing 103. When dialing from mobile phones, also dial 103.  In Tashkent city, the number for regular ambulance service is 103.

Some HIV/AIDS entry restrictions exist for visitors to and foreign residents of Uzbekistan.  Uzbek law mandates that visitors carry a medical certificate attesting that they are not infected with HIV and that visitors staying more than 15 days be tested.  However, this requirement is rarely enforced except in cases of long-term visitors on work permits.  Please verify with the Embassy of Uzbekistan at http://www.uzbekistan.org before you travel.