The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million soft loan to help Uzbekistan improve perinatal health services for pregnant women and newborns.
The Integrated Perinatal Care Project will help the government modernize nearly 230 perinatal centers nationwide, equipping them with modern energy-efficient medical equipment, updated clinical standards and protocols, and capacity and quality assurance mechanisms for health workers.
The project will also improve the perinatal referral system. Strengthening emergency response teams will help identify health risks early. The project will expand access to appropriate and timely life-saving care by introducing electronic patient records for pregnancy monitoring.
“ADB’s support will also help the government implement targeted awareness-raising and behavior-change interventions and training of midwives and nurses to encourage pregnant women and mothers to seek health care services,” said ADB Country Director for Uzbekistan Kanokpan Lao-Araya.
