Press Release

WHO donates medical supplies to Kyrgyzstan to strengthen the capacity of human resources in health care

01 April 2022

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - Today, World Health Organization (WHO) handed over training dummies on emergency medicine and parenteral and intramuscular drug administration, non-contact thermometers, pulse oximeters, concentrators and computer equipment to the to the Kyrgyz State Medical Institute of Retraining and Continous Education (KSMIR&CE) named after S.B. Daniyarov for total of $39,929 USD.

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This donation will be distributed to all seven regional affiliates of the “Nursing in Family Medicine” Chair at the KSMIR&CE and will provide better access to continuous education and improved practical nursing skills for medical colleagues from the regions. All medical supplies and equipment provided meet WHO quality and safety standards, which will ensure the safety of health workers and improve their patient management skills.

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During the handover ceremony, representatives of the KSMIR&CE named after S.B. Daniyarov expressed gratitude to WHO for its continuous support and special contribution to capacity building of human resources in health care in Kyrgyzstan.

Note: This assistance was provided by the WHO Country Office in Kyrgyzstan as part of the “Working for Health” Program, which provided technical support to the KR MOH in the area of capacity building of human resources in health care from 2018 to 2021. The support aimed at accelerating the country's progress towards universal health coverage and achievement of the SDGs by ensuring equitable access to health workers within the strengthened health systems, and at expanding and transforming health care and social sector human resources.

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Almaz Zhumaliev

Almaz Zhumaliev

WHO
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