07 August 2023 16:19

Temporary allowances of 1.5 million manats disbursed to individuals engaged in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic

In accordance with the pertinent order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the relevant decisions and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers, the State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance (Agency) has disbursed over 1.3 million manats in temporary allowances to medical professionals actively engaged in combating the new type of coronavirus infection during the months of January to June 2023, proportionate to their working hours. Non-medical workers involved in the same effort received a total of 161,000 manats during the specified period.

The breakdown of temporary allowances distributed to both medical and non-medical workers for the months of January to June 2023 is detailed below:

Months

On public health facilities

Total

Medical workers

Non-medical workers

January

234,565.26 AZN

(646 people)

30,381.09 AZN

(195 people)

264,946.35 AZN

(841 people)

February

268,347.05 AZN

(710 people)

32,027.35 AZN

(249 people)

300,374.40 AZN

(959 people)

March

211,972.27 AZN

(418 people)

25,581.05 AZN

(113 people)

237,553.32 AZN

(531 people)

April

268,203.58 AZN

(1 142 people)

35,716.32 AZN

(383 people)

303,919.90 AZN

(1 525 people)

May

174,255.17 AZN

(226 people)

18,904.46 AZN

(52 people)

193,159.63 AZN

(278 people)

June

173,289.12 AZN

(190 people)

18,114.36 AZN

(42 people)

191,403.48 AZN

(232 people)

TOTAL:

1,330,632.45 AZN

(3,332 people)

160,724.63 AZN

(1034 people)

1,491,357.08 AZN

(4 366 people)

It is important to highlight that the Agency continues to disburse temporary allowances for the months of May and June based on the lists provided by state health facilities.

Furthermore, as per Decision No. 255 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated August 1, 2023, the disbursement of temporary allowances to the salaries of medical workers engaged in the fight against the new type of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has been extended until October 2, 2023.