Some 50 doctors have been accused of changing their profile and becoming plastic surgeons by bribing the Ministry of Health.
Oku.Az reports that information about this has been spread on social networks.
The person who published it claims that these doctors changed their specialty by bribing the ministry with 30,000 manat:
“The face of Azerbaijan’s cosmetic surgery… A list of doctors who changed their specialty overnight after paying 30,000 manats to the Ministry of Health. After 2011, residency training was introduced in Azerbaijan. According to By law, those who did not complete residency cannot become qualified doctors. But the doctors on the list I presented did not receive residency training in cosmetic surgery. The question is, how did these people become cosmetic surgeons overnight. the morning?
The post also mentions that the surgeons in question attended short-term courses abroad to appear more convincing:
“Imagine, they go and ‘study’ abroad for a day or two, and then come back with great pride and claim to be ‘internationally certified cosmetic surgeons.’ You can sit there and feel like an ‘international specialist.'” The authors The signatories of the documents are Saida Rustamova, head of the Department of Science and Education of the Ministry of Health, and Ilgar Gasimov, deputy minister.
We sent a request to the Analytical Expert Center of the Ministry of Health about the growing accusations.
From the institution Oku.AzIn response to the investigation, it was stated that law enforcement agencies carried out a corresponding investigation.
“The Center of Analytical Experience took investigative and control measures from December 25, 2023 to February 23, 2024 regarding illegal activity in the field of plastic surgery. At the same time, law enforcement agencies relevant investigations have been carried out.
A total of 35 unscheduled (off-duty) inspections were carried out to investigate the activities of the listed persons in the mentioned companies, the activities of the relevant persons were investigated separately in each company and measures were taken appropriate. In conclusion, in several companies whose names have not been identified and, in some cases, employment contracts have already been terminated, in 14 companies an administrative fine was imposed as a disciplinary measure under the relevant articles of the Code of Administrative Offenses. . In several cases, the activities of the persons whose activities were discovered in these companies were terminated and, in general, all company managements were warned in this regard. Investigations were not carried out in institutions that were not under the authority of the Center and in cases where information was incomplete (or unclear). The matter is under constant control. If there are new facts, control measures will be taken,” the response states.
The institution added that citizens can submit their complaints related to the negative situations they have encountered in private medical institutions to the hotline number of the Analytical Experience Center (012-596-05-20), in the “Request” section of www. .pharma. az website, or [email protected] to the email address.
Regarding the claims Oku.Az He also sent a request to the Attorney General’s Office.
Aygun Mirakif
