Azeri President Ilham Aliyev signed May 25 a decree stating the status of the Ministry of Health, its structure and administration staff. Trend reports the administration staff limited to 87 persons.
The Cabinet of Ministers is assigned to work out and introduce head of state proposals on bringing acting regulatory in line with this Decree and solve other questions arising from this Decree.
The Decree of Azeri President dated December 29, 1998 В"Approval of В"Statement of Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan RepublicВ" (Regulatory digest of Azerbaijan Republic, 1998; 12, Article 762; 2005, and 12, Article 1102) is considered ceased to be valid.
This Decree comes in effect upon its publishing.