USAID Launches $70 Million Project to Improve Health Care in Central Asia
ABAR, November 29. USAID, through the support of the United States government, has established the Quality Health Care Project. This five-year, $70 million program will work in partnership with Ministries of Health across the region to further improve health in all countries in Central Asia.
The Quality Health Care Project will expand upon USAID’s health system strengthening program which provides support to developing countries to ensure their health systems are effective, efficient, and equitable. The goal of the Project is to improve the overall health of Central Asians by increasing the capacity of national health care systems and empowering local communities to respond to the health needs of vulnerable groups. Improvements will link broader health system strengthening to primary care services, such as maternal and child health, as well as the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV, tuberculosis, and cardiovascular disease.
“USAID has supported health systems strengthening in Central Asia for nearly 15 years and the new Quality Health Care Project re-focuses our efforts to further improve the quality of health care in these countries”, said Erin McKee, Acting Regional Mission Director of USAID Central Asia. “We are excited about this project, how it is designed to leverage recent achievements and lessons learned, and we look forward to the health improvements it brings to the people of Central Asia.”
In Kyrgyzstan, the Quality Health Care Project will support further evolution of the Manas and Manas Taalimi reforms representing international best practice, as well as the next generation of reform, based on Kyrgyzstan’s new health sector strategy, currently under development. The Project will work with partners, including the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Kyrgyzstan, across all levels of health care service and priority programs including HIV, tuberculosis, maternal and child health, and cardiovascular disease to improve the quality of health care in the Kyrgyz Republic.
This program is one of many assistance projects supported by the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The Quality Health Care Project will expand upon USAID’s health system strengthening program which provides support to developing countries to ensure their health systems are effective, efficient, and equitable. The goal of the Project is to improve the overall health of Central Asians by increasing the capacity of national health care systems and empowering local communities to respond to the health needs of vulnerable groups. Improvements will link broader health system strengthening to primary care services, such as maternal and child health, as well as the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV, tuberculosis, and cardiovascular disease.
“USAID has supported health systems strengthening in Central Asia for nearly 15 years and the new Quality Health Care Project re-focuses our efforts to further improve the quality of health care in these countries”, said Erin McKee, Acting Regional Mission Director of USAID Central Asia. “We are excited about this project, how it is designed to leverage recent achievements and lessons learned, and we look forward to the health improvements it brings to the people of Central Asia.”
In Kyrgyzstan, the Quality Health Care Project will support further evolution of the Manas and Manas Taalimi reforms representing international best practice, as well as the next generation of reform, based on Kyrgyzstan’s new health sector strategy, currently under development. The Project will work with partners, including the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Kyrgyzstan, across all levels of health care service and priority programs including HIV, tuberculosis, maternal and child health, and cardiovascular disease to improve the quality of health care in the Kyrgyz Republic.
This program is one of many assistance projects supported by the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
