As of August 9, Azerbaijan will start issuing vaccination exemption certificates for citizens with contraindications to coronavirus vaccines approved for use in the country.

Azerbaijan’s State Agency for Compulsory Health Insurance has paid AZN 26.4 million ($15.5M) to medical workers involved in the fight against coronavirus during the period of February-April 2021.

Azerbaijan has approved the "Procedure for maintaining personal records of the insured", Trend report with reference to the Cabinet of Ministers.

Since 2016, Azerbaijan has been preparing for the introduction of compulsory health insurance that will be applied in January 2020.

Unawareness of the citizens and lack of educational works may cause serious problems in the insurance market of every country.

In recent years, Azerbaijan has taken solid steps to improve medical sector, including enhancing the efficiency of health care, implementing infrastructure projects and application of effective policies which are aimed to increase the transparency of the health care system in the country.