This article examines the issues of health protection as one of the most important social rights of citizens guaranteed by the state, its content in the new version of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, defines the system of regulatory legal acts in force in the field of health protection, analyzes international legal documents, the importance of the issue of health protection in the framework of the SDGs; formulated theoretical conclusions on the creation of a comprehensive infrastructure, the main elements of the health protection and promotion system. In the final part of the article, the importance of constitutional reform concerning health protection is noted.

International law, right to health, right to health protection

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. International human rights instruments. Collection of documents. Moscow, 2000.

The UN Millennium Declaration. Res.

The UN Sustainable Development Goals.UNDoc.A/RES/2. http://www.uz.undp.org/content/uzbekistan/ru/home/post-2015.html

www.lex.uz

The Constitution of the Republics of Uzbekistan. www.lex.uz

The Law "On the Protection of Citizens' Health" www.lex.uz

Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated November 10, 1998 No. UP-2107 "On the State program for reforming the healthcare system of the Republic of Uzbekistan https://lex.uz/ru/docs/221139.

The concept of development of the healthcare system of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2019 - 2025. https://nrm/uz