Ministry of Health received part of powers of Ministry of Defense and Sports

The powers of the Ministry of Youth and Sports are abolished to allow therapeutic use, create disciplinary and appeal institutions and approve their provisions as part of the struggle against the use of doping tools and methods in sports.

This is stated in the amendment, introduced by the Decree of President Ilham Aliyev in the Regulation on the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

by another decree of the head of state, the powers in this area were transferred to the Ministry of Health with the amendment to the decree “On the application of the Azerbaijani Law” On the fight against the use of doping means and methods in sports. “