Tajik State Medical University
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Tajik State Medical University is a public university
in Tajikistan
. Established in 1939, it is located in Dushanbe
and named after Avicenna
. It is managed by the Ministry of Health
. During its membership in the Soviet Union, it was the second best university in the USSR.
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
in Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
. Established in 1939, it is located in Dushanbe
Dushanbe
-Economy:Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby in the cities of Nurek and Kulob allowing for the industrialization of Dushanbe. The Nurek Dam, the world's highest as of 2008, generates 95% of Tajikistan's electricity, and another dam, the Roghun Dam, is planned on the Vakhsh River...
and named after Avicenna
Avicenna
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā , commonly known as Ibn Sīnā or by his Latinized name Avicenna, was a Persian polymath, who wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of subjects, of which around 240 have survived...
. It is managed by the Ministry of Health
Ministry of Health, Tajikistan
The Ministry of Health is a government ministry with the responsibility to govern and manage healthcare and the health industry in Tajikistan, including the nation's public health system. The Ministry was founded in 2006 and is located in Dushanbe....
. During its membership in the Soviet Union, it was the second best university in the USSR.