National planning meeting on improving hospital care for children in Uzbekistan

In November 2008, WHO Regional Office for Europe, jointly with the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Uzbekistan held a national workshop on the improvement of inpatient paediatric care in Uzbekistan, for policy-makers, paediatricians, research institutions and other organizations. The participants examined implementing the integrated management of childhood illness strategy, the barriers that were in the way, and the remedies that could be found. The meeting concluded with recommendations.