▁Medical ▁Par as it ology ▁and ▁Trop ical ▁D ise ases , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁the ▁Institution ▁of ▁Res ort s ▁and ▁Phys i other apy , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁the ▁Institution ▁of ▁Ro ent gen ology , ▁Rad i ology ▁and ▁On col ogy ▁were ▁opened . ▁After ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁ 2 ▁re h abil itation ▁of ▁the ▁disabled ▁war ▁veter ans ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁issues ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁authorities . ▁The ▁Scient ific ▁Research ▁Institute ▁of ▁Orth oped ics ▁and ▁Re product ive ▁S urg ery ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁for ▁that ▁purpose . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 - 7 0 s ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁health care ▁facilities ▁including ▁U ro log y ▁Hospital , ▁Di agnostic ▁Center , ▁Neu ros urg ical ▁Center , ▁To xic ology ▁Center , ▁Family ▁Pl anning ▁Center ▁were ▁established ▁within ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁of ▁time ; ▁construction ▁of ▁new ▁building ▁for ▁National ▁Center ▁of ▁On col ogy ▁and ▁new ▁complex ▁for ▁the ▁Scient ific - Res earch ▁Institution ▁of ▁O ph th alm ology ▁was ▁started . ▁ ▁The ▁context ▁for ▁the ▁health care ▁system ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Republic ▁inherited ▁Soviet ▁Sem ash ko ▁model , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁tax - based ▁system ▁with ▁its ▁highly ▁central ized ▁planning ▁of ▁resources ▁and ▁personnel ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁hier arch ical ▁structure . ▁Soviet ▁health ▁system ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁state , ▁planned ▁and ▁managed ▁cent