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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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Turkmenistan
Index
As under the Soviet system, health care continues to be universally
available to all citizens without charge. The health care system that
Turkmenistan inherited from the Soviet regime is fraught with
deficiencies, however. On the whole, physicians are poorly trained, modern
medical technologies are almost unheard of, and many basic medicines are
in short supply. Although health care is available to most urban
residents, the system is financially bankrupt, and treatment is often
primitive. Only recently have some medical professionals been allowed to
offer private medical care, and the state maintains a near monopoly of
health care.
Data as of March 1996
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