The United Department of “Hygiene, Social Hygiene and Health Organization” was established in 1931 and the first head (1931 - 1940) was S.D. Bautin, who did a lot for the creation of sanitary-hygienic service in Samarkand region and organization of educational process in the institute. In the first years of the department's existence, the staff was mainly engaged in studying the history of the development of medicine in Samarkand province and some aspects of the organization of health care.
The Department of Social Hygiene and Health Organization as a separate department was organized in 1934-1935. Until 1939 lectures on the course of social hygiene were given by S.M. Subbotin and D.A. Drobinsky, and from 1939 to 1949 - by E.S. Timm, however, in 1942 - 1944 the chair was headed by I. Broun, and in 1945 - by X.E. Darer. The work at the department was carried out mainly in two directions: issues related to the history of the development of medicine in the Samarkand region and some aspects of the organization of health care were developed.
Starting from 1940, the staff of the department was involved in the development of topics related to practical health care: data on quarantine and care of the sick as causes of absenteeism were collected, the concepts of “traumatism”, “industrial trauma”, “occupational morbidity” were clarified. In addition, a study on the history of medical and sanitary affairs in Samarkand city and Samarkand region (1868 - 1937) was completed.
Rashid Raimovich Farhadi
From 1949 to 1954 the department of social hygiene and health care organization was headed by a talented health care organizer L.E. Diskin, and after him until 1960 R.R. Farhadi. During this period, several studies were conducted on regional pathology, in particular, malaria and leishmaniasis.
In 1960 - 1966 the chair was headed by A.A. Gevorkov.
In 1966 - 1969 the chair was headed by M.I. Khaitov, and from 1969 to 1972 - by T.U. Aripova.
Khaitov Musa Nazarovich
Under the leadership of M.N. Khaitov and T.U. Aripova, the department for the first time began socio-hygienic studies of public health, including among workers and employees of industrial enterprises in Samarkand.
Asadulla Abdullaevich Kadirov
In 1973 - 1981 the department was headed by A.A. Kadyrov, who paid much attention to the history of the development of health care in the Republic of Uzbekistan, under his leadership were conducted large-scale studies on the history of health care and published textbooks in this direction.
Tilavov Boboqul Tilavovich
In 1997-2005 B.T. Tilavov was appointed head of the department. Under his leadership the quality of educational process at the department improved, more than 300 scientific articles in the field of public health and health care organization were published, 2 scientific-practical conferences of republican importance were held.
Kushmurodov Yorman Kholmanovich
In 2006 - 2013, the united department of public health, general hygiene and ecology was headed by Associate Professor Y.H. Kushmurodov, and since 2013 the department is headed by Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Associate Professor Zafar Zayirovich Aminov.
Aminov Zafar Zayirovich
Until 2020 the chair remained united, and since 2020, along with reforms in all spheres of activity of the institute, the chair was divided into the chair of general hygiene and ecology, as well as the chair of public health and health management.
Currently, the teaching staff of the department of “Public Health and Health Management” consists of the following scientists: Professor J.A. Rizaev, senior lecturers: S.B. Israilova, H.H. Hakimova, Sh.A. Mamasolieva, D.E. Kushmatova; assistants: D.N. Alimzhanova, A.A. Kurbanov, G.K. Dustova, M.I. Kamalova, A.A. Karimov, P.S. Nuritdinova, A. Ashraf, Y.S. Ruzimurotova and F.H. Urinboyev.
The department conducts scientific research in various areas included in the prospective scientific plan of the university to deepen organizational and economic reforms in health care, as well as modern methods of management in health care.
Over the last 5 years the department staff has published more than 300 scientific works, 5 textbooks, 20 educational and methodical developments, 6 monographs, 10 electronic programs, as well as more than 200 scientific articles in leading national and foreign journals.
All employees of the department work on the actual problems of modern public health care, create scientific innovations, new methods of disease prevention, teach students the latest educational technologies.
The Department of “Public Health and Health Management” actively cooperates with leading higher educational institutions of Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey and the USA, actively participates in project programs of the European Union.
