▁Def ense , ▁Custom s ▁with ▁the ▁hosp it als ▁of ▁Railway , ▁Def ense ▁and ▁Custom s ▁respectively . ▁The ▁Medical ▁University ▁was ▁also ▁under ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁Ministry ▁of ▁health care , ▁but ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁of ▁gain ing ▁independence , ▁it ▁was ▁granted ▁aut onomy . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁is ▁confirmed ▁by ▁a ▁dec ree ▁signed ▁by ▁He yd ar ▁Ali ye v ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁there ▁are ▁ 5 6 9 ▁hosp it als , ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁amb ul atory - poly cl in ics , ▁ 3 2 . 2 ▁thousand ▁phys icians ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Health care ▁re forms ▁ ▁The ▁Government ▁Commission ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁organ ize ▁and ▁conduct ▁health ▁care ▁re forms ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Resol ution ▁No ▁ 7 6 0 ▁( M arch ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ) ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁minister s ▁of ▁economy , ▁fin ance , ▁justice ▁minist ries , ▁heads ▁of ▁National ▁Bank , ▁Social ▁Prote ction ▁Fund , ▁Trade ▁Un ions ▁Confeder ation , ▁State ▁In sur ance ▁Super vis on ▁Service , ▁responsible ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Minister s ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁A zer ba