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Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952 (No. 103) - Tajikistan (RATIFICATION: 1993)

The Committee takes note of the information provided by the Government concerning Article 3(2) and (3) with respect to compulsory postnatal leave and Articles 2 and 4(3) as regards medical benefits awarded to foreign women workers.

Article 4(3) of the Convention. Free medical care and types of medical benefits. According to section 5 of the Medical Insurance Act of 2008, protected persons are entitled to basic programme of compulsory medical insurance which defines the volume and conditions of medical care and medicines provided free of charge, and to supplementary programmes of complementary medical insurance which defines the care, medicines, rehabilitation and health promotion services involving cost sharing by the beneficiaries. The Committee asks the Government to specify which types of pregnancy, prenatal, confinement and postnatal care by qualified midwives or medical practitioners are provided under the basic and supplementary programmes respectively.