Summary (English)

The Guaranteed Medical Services (GMS) pilot programme serves as the main instrument to deliver healthcare in Tajikistan. It is a State guarantee for a basic package of healthcare services, provided free of charge to some vulnerable groups of people and on the basis of co-payments to others in pilot regions. The pilot regions cover 17 per cent of the total population. The benefit package mainly includes emergency medical care, primary healthcare, specialized healthcare at an outpatient level, hospital-based care and birth assistance.