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It has been 20 years since USAID first came to Central Asia to help the newly independent countries strengthen their health systems. At the time, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan faced a daunting task: coping with the realities of a
post-Soviet world in which Moscow’s financial and administrative support abruptly ended.
The positive changes int the system have resulted in improved health indicators across the region. For example, maternal and infant mortality rates, often considered a barometer of a nation’s health, have decreased dramatically.
This document is published by Abt Associates, Inc., under the USAID Quality Health Care Project, the fourth in a series of five-year USAID projects in Central Asia, designed to improve the health of Central Asians by strengthening health care systems and services, particularly in the areas of HIV/AIDS and TB care and prevention. The projects have helped governments and communities meet the needs of vulnerable populations, increase use of health services, and improve health outcomes. The Quality Health Care Project is part of USAID’s third objective of investing in people as part of the US Strategic Framework for Foreign Assistance.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 11:00pm
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