Azerbaijan Pharmaceutical Market The population of Azerbaijan was 8.58 million in 2007, with approximately half living in urban areas. Azerbaijan has a very stable political environment under President Ilham Aliyev since 2003. The main causes of adult mortality are noncommunicable diseases such as circulatory issues, though preventing communicable diseases like tuberculosis remains important. Azerbaijan inherited a centralized Soviet-style healthcare system that remains hierarchical, with the Ministry of Health responsible for management but limited local influence. The private healthcare sector is growing. To obtain the full report, contact the publisher.

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2. Azerbaijan Pharmaceutical Market
The access to the pharmaceutical marketplace of any region is always paired with risks,
challenges and political, financial and economical factors specific to each region.
The population of Azerbaijan was 8.58 million in 2007, with power since 2003 when his father (Heydar Aliyev) stepped down
approximately half living in urban areas (see Table 1.1). The majority of because of ill health after 10 years in power since independence.
the population is Muslim but the state is secular and other religions The main causes of adult mortality are essentially noncommunicable,
practised include Russian Orthodoxy and Armenian Orthodoxy. The with circulatory diseases predominating. Nevertheless, the prevention
state language is Azeri, which is linguistically very close to Turkish, and of communicable diseases, particularly tuberculosis (TB), remains a
Russian is also widely spoken as a Soviet legacy. According to the last significant health issue. Reducing the burden of infant and maternal
published census (held in 1999; the next was undertaken in 2009), 90.6% mortality has also been recognized as a key health priority in the
of the population were ethnic Azerbaijani, 2.2% were Lezgins, 1.8% were country.
Russians, 1.5% were Armenians and the remaining 3.9% was made up
Azerbaijan inherited an extensive and highly centralized Semashko
of other minority groups including Avar, Talysh, Turkish, Georgian and
system at independence, and many of its key features have been
Tatar. However, demographic estimates are somewhat imprecise
retained. The formal structure of the health system is highly centralized
because of the population displacement resulting from the war with
and hierarchical and most decisions about key health policy initiatives
Armenia. According to official estimates, there are nearly one million
are made at the national level. The Ministry of Health formally has
refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Azerbaijan, which
ultimate responsibility for the management of the health system, but it
constitute the most marginalized stratum in society (United Nations
has limited means to influence health care providers at the local level as
Development Programme, 2007)
they are financially dependent on the local district health authorities or
Azerbaijan is located in the south Caucasus on the western coast of the the village authorities for smaller rural services. The district authorities
Caspian Sea. The country is divided into two parts, the main territory of and the administration of the central district hospital have direct
Azerbaijan and the exclave autonomous republic of Nakhichevan, managerial responsibilities for health providers in their area. There is
which are separated by Armenian territory. The country has also considerable parallel health service provision outside the influence
considerable mineral wealth, including oil and gas reserves. At the of the Ministry of Health, as providers are subordinated to and financed
beginning of the 20th century, Azerbaijan supplied almost half of the through other line ministries or state enterprises. The private sector is
world’s oil, and oil has remained central to the country’s economy into licensed by the Ministry of Health but is otherwise completely
the 21st century. In 2007, the oil sector accounted for more than 50% of independent, and private service provision is a growing feature of the
gross domestic product (GDP) and 80% of exports. Azerbaijan has a system.
very stable political environment. President Ilham Aliyev has been in
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Economic Development
Pharmaceutical Market: Executive Summary
Pharmaceutical Market: Main Features
Pharmaceutical Market: Structure
Per capita expenses
Azerbaijan
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Economy
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Healthcare system funding
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