Is Azerbaijan's healthcare system facing a shortage of doctors?

A new episode of the program "Current Agenda" (Aktual Gündəm) was released on Baku TV.

This time, the problems of Azerbaijan's healthcare system were discussed.

Is public healthcare facing a shortage of personnel? What are the causes of tension in the relationship between patients and doctors? What risks does the shortage of medical equipment in hospitals create? How are the labor rights of medical workers protected in Azerbaijan? Why does the problem of queues persist in public hospitals?

The head of the department of the Association for the Management of Medical Territorial Units (TƏBİB) Babek Tagizade, therapist Subhan Hajiyev, cardiologist, PhD in medicine Tofig Sadygov, as well as doctors of medical sciences, professors Adil Geybulla and Sadreddin Atakishizade shared their opinions on these and other issues.