THE IMPORTANCE AND ROLE OF THE CONSTITUTION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH PROTECTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

Аннотация

This article examines the issues of health protection as one of the most important social rights of citizens guaranteed by the state, its content in the new version of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, defines the system of regulatory legal acts in force in the field of health protection, analyzes international legal documents, the importance of the issue of health protection in the framework of the SDGs; formulated theoretical conclusions on the creation of a comprehensive infrastructure, the main elements of the health protection and promotion system. In the final part of the article, the importance of constitutional reform concerning health protection is noted. KEYWORDS International law, right to health, right to health protection, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Food Safety, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Access to Medicines, UN Millennium Declaration, Sustainable Development Goals, health security, Constitution, international organizations, international standards, law.