The History and the Structure of Hospices in Uzbekistan
Abstract
In the modern world, there is a constant increase in the number of patients suffering from incurable forms of diseases in the terminal stage of development. This trend actualizes the study of palliative care, which is a special area of social and medical care for terminally ill people. Palliative care is an integrated part of cancer patient care. However, the situation in palliative care in Uzbekistan is very critical. Implementing palliative care and hospice into medicine began in 2017 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The first Children’s Hospice -Taskin was opened in 2022 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Despite the fact that 2 years have passed since the opening of the hospice in the Republic of Uzbekistan, the concept of hospice has not yet formed in the minds of the population, there is still an idea that people perceive the concept of “hospice” as a house of death. This article is intended to study the history and structure of palliative care in Uzbekistan and study the perception of hospice among the population.