Center history
Center history
The key stages in the establishment and development of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Pediatrics.
Founding of the institute
The roots of the pediatric scientific school
From 1927 to 1940, the Research Institute for the Protection of Motherhood and Infancy led work in the field of maternal and child health in Uzbekistan. In 1940, it ceased to exist following the establishment of a pediatric faculty at the Tashkent State Medical Institute. In 1966, the Research Institute for the Protection of Motherhood and Childhood was re-established.
The institute’s research focused on organizing medical and preventive care for children and mothers, reducing maternal, perinatal and child mortality, preventing and treating acute and chronic digestive diseases in children, and studying the physiological characteristics of the child’s body.
In 1969, the institute was renamed the Uzbek Research Institute of Pediatrics, while retaining its Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 1974, the Uzbek Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology was established on the basis of that department.
Founders of the center
The people who built the scientific foundation
In accordance with Resolution No. 145 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated 21 May 2009, “On the organization of republican specialized scientific and practical medical centers,” the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Pediatrics was established on the basis of the Research Institute of Pediatrics.
- N. I. Osinovsky — professor.
- M. A. Mirzamuhamedov — professor and honored scientist of Uzbekistan.
- O. S. Makhmudov — professor, honored scientist, recipient of the State Prize named after A. Beruni and member of international scientific organizations.
- T. A. Daminov — professor, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan and full member of the Russian Academy of Medical and Technical Sciences.
- The institute and center have trained 54 doctors of medical sciences and more than 150 candidates of medical sciences.
Center activities
Continuous work for children’s health
The creation of the Republican Specialized Center of Pediatrics established continuity in qualified medical care for children, based on an administrative structure that supports continuous observation from birth through the child’s subsequent life stages up to the age of 18. The Center is the leading institution of the Republic’s pediatric service.
The Center’s main activities are providing specialized care to children, conducting research in pediatrics, and carrying out organizational and methodological work to improve the quality of care at every level. It coordinates and monitors the work of 13 regional multidisciplinary pediatric medical centers and provides consultative, organizational and methodological support to the regions.
In response to the population’s need for qualified specialized medical care, the Center expanded its work and opened new clinical departments, including neonatal pathology, cardiorheumatology, nephrology, neurology, pediatric surgery, and congenital and acquired ENT diseases.
The Center’s material and technical base continues to improve each year. Through government funding and international cooperation programs, it has been equipped with modern medical and diagnostic equipment. The modernized Center continues to expand its capacity to provide children with high-technology specialized care.