On December 1, the world marked World AIDS Day under the global theme “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response,” emphasizing the need for sustained political leadership, international cooperation, and human-rights-based approaches to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Kyrgyzstan is making confident strides in the fight against HIV: expanding testing coverage, introducing modern treatment drugs,
For the first time in the history of Uzbekistan, a study was conducted on the complete reading and analysis of human genes, the Zamin.uz website reported. As a result of this scientific work, conducted by scientists of the Center for Advanced Technologies, dozens of new genetic changes in Uzbeks, previously unrecorded in the world, were
The forum “Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan: Cooperation in Healthcare, Technology, and Personnel” opened in Tashkent on October 17, as part of the Days of Kazakh Medicine in Uzbekistan. “Our countries share a common desire to develop sustainable, accessible, and technologically advanced healthcare systems. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are addressing similar challenges in modernization, personnel training, digital transformation, and innovation.
For the first time, the Government of Tajikistan has financed the procurement of antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs and HIV early diagnosis tests for newborns, under the project “Support to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of Tajikistan in Procuring Quality Medical Products,” implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The Government-financed procurement
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $75 million equivalent loan and a $2 million grant from the Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific (JFPR) to increase the quantity and improve the quality of nurses and midwives in Turkmenistan. The Improving Nursing Quality and Capacity Project is ADB’s first health sector project
The United States delivered 75 tons of U.S.-manufactured food worth $255,666 to support about 40,000 vulnerable populations across Tajikistan. This shipment, produced in Lubbock, Texas by Breedlove Foods, includes a nutritious lentil-rice-vegetable mix enriched with essential vitamins and minerals, according to the US Embassy in Dushanbe. This lifesaving food will be distributed to more than 140
On August 22, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Ministry of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic signed a Record of Discussion on the “Project of Establishment of Sustainable Environment for Enhancing Health and Nutrition in Schools through Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) Program in the Kyrgyz Republic”. Minister of Education Dogdurkul Kendirbaeva, Ambassador of the
The incidence of cancer has increased in Kazakhstan. The trend has been observed in cities; in rural areas, the number of cancer cases is decreasing, Energyprom.kz reported. According to the Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan, last year, the incidence of cancer per 100 thousand people in cities was 239.2, compared to 230 a year earlier.
The United States has delivered 75 tons of U.S.-manufactured food worth nearly 22.4 million Kyrgyz som ($256,000) to the Kyrgyz Republic. The shipment, made possible through the U.S. government-funded International Food Relief Partnership (IFRP), contains a nutritious vegetable and legume mix for distribution to health and social care facilities and needy households, according to the U.S.
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $60 million in financing to support the first phase of the One Health Program in Central Asia. The financing package includes a $30 million concessional credit for Kyrgyzstan and a $30 million grant for Tajikistan to help strengthen their capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to priority
The European Union is allocating €200,000 to help mitigate the impact of the serious measles situation on the most vulnerable populations, particularly children, in Kyrgyzstan. The funding will benefit around 70,000 people in some of the most affected areas, including the capital of Bishkek and the second most populated city of Osh, according to the
The World Bank has approved an additional financing of $11.45 million to support the Kyrgyz Republic’s efforts to improve the quality of primary health care services across the country. This funding will complement the ongoing Primary Health Care Quality Improvement Program, which is jointly supported by the World Bank, the German Development Bank (KfW), and the
With the support of the European Union and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ Tajikistan is launching a new campaign as part of the Building a System of Integrated Primary Healthcare in Tajikistan (BaSIC) project aimed at raising awareness about HIV and tuberculosis (TB), the Delegation of the European Union to
Kyrgyzstan has joined the School Meals Coalition, a global initiative launched by France and Finland in 2021, to offer every child in the world daily access to a school meal by 2030, the United Nations World Food Programme reported. In Kyrgyzstan, nearly half of children aged 6 to 59 months and adolescent girls suffer from
The Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed the new TB grant “Exit of the National Tuberculosis Program of Turkmenistan from the Global Fund.” The project, set to run from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027, is supported by a total budget of more than $6.2 million contributed by
A side event titled “International Agency for Biological Security: Progress and Prospects in the Context of the Institutionalization of the BWC” organized by the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations in Geneva was convened on December 4 at the Palais des Nations. Held on the sidelines of the Working Group on the Strengthening
The Global Coalition on Primary Health Care (PHC), announced by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana in October 2023, has started its work in Geneva. In this connection, foreign ambassadors and deputy permanent representatives last week welcomed the initiative of Kazakhstan and discussed ways to promote it. The Coalition aims to reorient global health
The Swiss project “Medical Education Reforms in the Kyrgyz Republic” presented the results achieved over the last 10 years at the conference dedicated to its finalization on November 12 in Bishkek. Local and international partners and donors at the conference discussed the achievements of the project and also future perspectives and sustainability of the results
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says it is helping to introduce a public-private partnership (PPP) model to Kazakhstan’s healthcare-sector by arranging a financing package of €365 million provided by six financial institutions for the construction and operation of a 630-bed multidisciplinary hospital in the city of Kokshetau. The financing, including the EBRD’s own
On October 24, a ceremony took place in Almaty to launch the production of innovative drugs by the Swiss pharmaceutical giant F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (Roche) in partnership with Nobel Almaty Pharmaceutical Factory JSC (Nobel AFF), Kazakh Invest reported. The investment project to localize production was implemented based on an agreement between Roche, SK-Pharmacy LLP, Nobel AFF, and
