On December 28, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of the IDEA Public Association Leyla Aliyeva took part in the opening of the first veterinary clinic in the South Caucasus in Baku’s Nizami district, both in terms of territory and provision with modern equipment.
Report informs that the Veterinary Clinic under the Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine of the Ministry of Agriculture was built in accordance with modern standards.
During the acquaintance, Minister of Agriculture Inam Karimov said that in the clinic, located on the territory of the institute and covering an area of 1,000 square meters, along with domestic animals, examination and treatment of agricultural livestock will be carried out.
For the first time in the South Caucasus, such a large veterinary clinic equipped with modern equipment is being leased for use.
The Veterinary Clinic will employ up to 20 employees, including private veterinarians, paramedics, and laboratory assistants. The clinic will have a reception center, a quarantine room, a hospital, therapeutic, toxicological, dermatological, ophthalmological, surgical departments, ultrasound and X-ray rooms, a biochemical laboratory, as well as providing services through a first aid car.
It was reported that on April 22, 2020, the Azerbaijani president signed a decree "On some measures to improve services in the veterinary field". In connection with the implementation of the decree, institutional changes were introduced in the veterinary sector. Thus, the further activities of specialists of local veterinary posts, providing veterinary services on the basis of state order, while remaining on a contractual basis, will be replaced by a transition to a private veterinary service.