Head of the Department: DSc. Professor Shakhnoza Tulkinovna Iskandarova. Department staff: Fayziyeva M.F, Khasanova M.I, Rasulova N.F, Mukhamedova N.S, Nazarova S.K, Jalilova G.A, Eshdavlatov B.M, Asadova G.A, Sadivakasov A.U, Otashekhov Z.I, Odilova M.A, Mirdadayeva D.D, Sattarova Z.R, Mirsaidova X.M, Kravchenko L.SH, Iskandarova V.V, Berdimurodov D.U, Asadov R.X. Akbarkhujayev A.A, Navruzova V.S PhD Doctoral assistant: Zokirkhujayeva R.A, Daminova K.M. Scientific dissertant: Vikhrov I.P Berdimurodov D.U Education at the department are students 3-4-6 courses of the Faculty of Medicine, 4-6 courses of the Faculty of Pediatrics, High nurse faculty 2-3 courses. Teaching subjects: “Public health” Subjects taught: • Hygiene. Medical ecology. Military hygiene. • Public health. • Marketing and management. The department conducts research in the following areas: “Development of activities to study and improve the state of health among different strata of the population in the Republic of Uzbekistan” Scientific research. During the last 5 years, 8 dissertations were defended: 1. Isayev E.S (PhD – 2021) 2. Akbarkhujayev A.A (PhD – 2021) 3. Mamedova G.B (PhD – 2021) 4. Nazarova N.B (PhD – 2021) 5. Kravchenko L.Sh (PhD – 2022) 6. Mirsaidova X.M (PhD – 2022) 7. Ergashev A.A (PhD – 2023) 8. Vikhrov I.P (PhD – 2023) Today, the department has 1 professor, 12 candidates of science and 10 associate professors. The scientific degree of the department is 68.4%. Clinical bases - Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute (main base) Employees of the department actively participate in the creation of methodological instructions, manuals and textbooks in the field of public health and hygiene. In addition, the department's employees, master's students, researchers and doctoral students actively participate in international conferences, congresses and symposia.