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BISHKEK (TCA) — On February 8, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over the 2,200 copies of a new textbook about tuberculosis (TB) to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Science of Kyrgyzstan. This is the first student oriented textbook with TB data and analysis relevant to the Kyrgyz Republic and Central Asia. The textbook is aligned with international best practices and contains the most up-to-date information on this deadly disease, the US Embassy in Bishkek reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The U.S. government, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has allocated over one billion Kyrgyz som to support healthy nutrition for children — the future of Kyrgyzstan — in schools and kindergartens throughout the country. The key objective of this program is to improve nutrition and literacy and primary education in the country, the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek said on February 5. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Staff from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on January 26 joined United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Deputy Country Director Mariko Kawabata in a visit to Balkhi district in Khatlon province to review the progress of the recently launched project for the prevention and treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in Tajikistan. The group visited a project-supported rural health center and spoke with healthcare professionals and patients receiving support, the US Embassy in Dushanbe reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — The British Embassy in Afghanistan, in collaboration with the Independent Directorate of Local Governance and the Aga Khan Foundation, has launched a $6.7 million project ACCESS aimed at improving the delivery of services to Afghan citizens, TOLOnews reports. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced the formal completion of a landmark agreement to improve kidney dialysis services in Kyrgyzstan. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan and USAID’s Challenge TB project have started to enroll patients with drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis (TB) in new, more effective and shorter treatments nationwide. The new treatments are cheaper with fewer side effects than the previously-used standard treatment, the US Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic reported. Continue reading
