Investing In People
Tuberculosis (TB) control is USAID’s number one health priority in Kyrgyzstan. The 2009 data showed significant decreases in TB incidence and mortality related to TB. TB incidence fell from 116 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2005 to 101 in 2009, and mortality has declined from 11 per 100,000 in 2005 to 8.7 in 2009. Additionally, USAID has helped Kyrgyzstan design its health reform plans, including health finance reform, and has been supporting their implementation. With USAID’s support, the country adopted a single-payer system and an institute of family medicine that includes over 700 centers staffed with specialists that USAID helped retrain.
For eight years, USAID has supported the National Scholarship Test. The test is used to select government scholarship recipients on the basis of merit and has served as a model for anti-corruption activities. USAID also helps improve teacher training and student assessments, promotes teacher involvement in curriculum reform, and assists in reforming the education finance system. Over 20 percent of the country’s primary school students have benefitted from this assistance. Additionally, USAID provides student loan guarantees to enable students to access Kyrgyzstan’s better quality universities and vocational schools.
Programs
Project Name | Duration | Overview | Partners | USAID Contact |
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AUCA Move Forward | 01/2010 - 01/2013 |
Support the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) to become an intellectual hub in Central Asia where students can receive a U.S.-style undergraduate education. |
American University of Central Asia (AUCA) | Erkin Konurbaev (AOTR) |
Demographic and Health Survey | 06/2010 - 06/2013 |
Conduct of a nationally representative household survey which provides data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of demographics, health, and nutrition... |
ICF Macro | Nazgul Chokmorova (Kyrgyzstan), Malika Makhkambaeva (Tajikistan) |
Dialogue on HIV and TB | 09/2009 - 09/2014 |
Providing technical assistance, training and direct outreach services to increase access to quality HIV prevention and Tuberculosis prevention and treatment interventions among most-at-risk... |
Population Services International (PSI) | Chynara Kamarli (Kyrgyzstan), Khorlan Izmailova; Kairat Davletov |
Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) | 05/2010 - 09/2014 |
Assistance in response to a polio outbreak in Central Asia to address: |
John Hopkins Institute (JHPIEGO) | Nazgul Chokmorova (Kyrgyzstan) |
Quality Health Care Project | 09/2010 - 09/2015 |
The project provides technical assistance, training, equipment and medical products to improve quality and expand the range and coordination of health services: |
Abt Associates | Chynara Kamarli (Kyrgyzstan), Kairat Davletov; Dilorom Kosimova (Tajikistan) |
Quality Learning Project | 01/2007 - 09/2012 |
Expanding access to quality basic education through:
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Creative Associates International | Erkin Konurbaev (Kyrgyzstan), Marc Bonnenfant (COR) |
Response to Polio Outbreak Threat | 06/2010 - 06/2013 |
In response to the polio outbreak in Central Asia particularly in Tajikistan in 2010, USAID supports the Ministry of Health’s vaccination efforts and the surveillance costs for the outbreak... |
World Health Organization (WHO) | Sholpan Makhmudova |
Student Loan Program | 05/2009 - 09/2012 |
Increasingaccess to education for students and access to qualified graduates for prospective employers by:
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Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia | Erkin Konurbaev |
TB CARE | 10/2011 - 10/2014 |
Develop and assist in the implementation of effective tuberculosis control strategies in both prison and civilian settings and strengthen national capacities to manage the diagnosis and treatment... |
KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation | Kairat Davletov (KZ), Chynara Kamarly (KG), Arman Toktabayanov (AOTR), Dilorom Kosimova (TJ), |