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- November 8, 2008—November 10, 2008. International Exhibition “Achievements in Healthcare Sector of Turkmenistan”
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The International Exhibition “Achievements in Healthcare Sector of Turkmenistan” will take place in Ashgabat. The event will be organized by the Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The aim of the exhibition is to display the achievements in the healthcare sector since gaining independence. The exhibition committee has the honor to invite the companies operating in the medical and pharmaceutical market of Turkmenistan as well as those interested in co-operation with Turkmenistan to take part in the International Exhibition that, will present the latest achievements in the sphere of healthcare, to create the prerequisites to further mutually advantageous co-operation, to demonstrate the parties’ investment opportunities. The practical and scientific conference will be held in the framework of the exhibition on November 8-10, 2008. The exhibition committee will provide overall assistance to the participants and requests to apply on the procedure of participation in the forthcoming exhibition and conference on tel/fax (+993 12) 35-55-94, 35-53-81; 35-33-20; 35-33-60; 48-92-94; 40-04-46; 40-04-66 or e-mail: ñåntråg@onlinå.tm; åõpo@onlinå.tm.
More information…Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s), Foreign Organizations Theme: Health Countries: Turkmenistan Locations: Turkmenistan Open press: Yes - June 24, 2008. Anti-drug week starts in Turkmenistan
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Turkmenistan has started a week dedicated to International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking marked globally on June 26. The action has been organized by public organizations forming the nation-wide movement Galkynysh, the state anti-drug agency of Turkmenistan, the ministry of education, the ministry of healthcare and medical industry of Turkmenistan as well as the Ashgabat city administration. A mass climb to the Health Trail attended by thousands of Ashgabat residents kick started the action last Sunday, the Turkmenistan.ru correspondent reports from Ashgabat. One of the central events of the week will be the first international meeting on the issue of combating illicit drug trafficking at sea ports, the state anti-drug agency of Turkmenistan said. The meeting will be attended by representatives of Caspian states and international organizations. The forum will start in Ashgabat on June 24 as part of the Paris Pact Initiative.
More information...Type: Portal news Organizers: NGO, Government Participants: International Organizations Theme: Health Locations: Turkmenistan Open press: No - June 13, 2008—June 15, 2008. The 6th summit of Diabetes Associations of Eastern European and CIS countries has started in Bishkek
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The 6th summit of Eastern Europe and CIS Diabetes Associations will take place in Bishkek today. The summit brings together over 10 countries including Belgium, Lithuania, Romania, and Netherlands. The event will complete its work on June 15, the press service of Kyrgyz Diabetes Association reported. The summit - Unity for Good - is believed to attract attention of member -states to diabetes issue. Worldwide medics compare the disease with a delayed-action bomb. The number of diabetic will hit 330 mln worldwide by 2025, whereof Kyrgyzstan will see other 27 thousand diabetics. Representatives of more than 10 countries of the world, including, netherlands, Belgium, Romania, Litva and almost all CIS countries will take part in the summit.
More information...Type: Summit/Conferences Organizers: Government, International Donors, International organizations Participants: Government(s), NGOs, International Organizations Theme: Health Locations: Kyrgyzstan Open press: No - June 11, 2008. Egyptian health ministry intends to help Tajik colleagues
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An official visit of Tajik Health Minister Nusratullo Salimov to Egypt has resulted in signing of a memorandum of cooperation, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). We will recall that Health Minister Nusratullo Salimov was in Cairo, Egypt from June 2 to June 7 for a weeklong series of discussions with Egyptian health authorities on how to expand bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Egypt in the field of health care. During his stay in Egypt, Salimov conducted negotiations with representatives of the Egyptian Company Delta Pharma about launching a joint pharmaceutical enterprise in Tajikistan.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Health Countries: Egypt Locations: Tajikistan Open press: No - June 3, 2008—June 4, 2008. Role of civil society in countering HIV/AIDS to be discussed in Dushanbe next week
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A national forum of HIV-service organizations "Civil Society in Countering HIV/AIDS in Tajikistan" will be held in Dushanbe from June 3-4. The event is staged by the UNDP CO Tajikistan, Central Asia AIDS Control Project, Open Society Institute/Assistance Foundation - Tajikistan and POTENTIAL/USAID Project. According to the Republic AIDS Center, the forum aims to promote strengthening of role of civil society in combating epidemic of HIV-infection in Tajikistan through combining civil society's efforts and working out principles of intra-sectoral and inter-sectoral interaction.
More information...Type: Forums Organizers: UNDP, International organizations, UN Agency Participants: Government(s), NGOs, Mass-Media Theme: Health Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - June 3, 2008. The 4th session of EurAsEC Health Care Council started in Bishkek
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The fourth session of EurAsEC Health Care Council has started today in Bishkek. Members of the Council and experts of EurAsEC states-members, Health Ministers of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan took art in the meeting. The session will highlight the issues of cooperation in combating infective diseases (bird flu, HIV, tuberculosis, malaria), interaction in the personnel training, qualifications upgrading, state diplomas recognition, exchange of scientific and medical professionals, cooperation in the area of supplying the EurAsEC countries with necessary medicines and medical equipment. Besides, the participants of the session will focus on a draft plan of overriding events for implementation of the EurAsEC coordinated social policy concept and the interstate targeted programme Health of EurAsEC Nations.
More information...Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Health Locations: Kyrgyzstan Open press: No - May 26, 2008—May 27, 2008. Health minister conducts training on introduction of SWAp in Tajik health sector
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A two-day seminar to discuss introduction of the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) in Tajikistan's health sector opened in Dushanbe today, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). The source at a MoH said that Health Minister Nusratullo Salimov is conducting the seminar that has brought together local and international organizations, main donors and partners of the country's health sector. The seminar is staged under support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank (WB). During two days, the seminar participants are discussing issues related to coordination and efficient use of investment funds in the health sector, outlining priorities and main directions of donor assistance, and other moves that will allow the ministry strengthening the health sector through increasing potentials, technical support, monitoring and assessment, the source said.
More information...Type: Seminars Organizers: Government Participants: International Donors, NGOs, International Organizations Theme: Health Locations: Tajikistan Open press: No - May 21, 2008. Seminar to train Muslim community leaders on HIV/AIDS campaign going on in Dushanbe
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The First Regional Basic Training Seminar to train trainers from among Muslim community leaders on HIV/AIDS campaign is going on in Dushanbe, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). This tree-day seminar that was launched in Dushanbe on May 20 is part of the Central Asia AIDS Control Project. The source at a MoH said that the seminar participants are discussing issues related to HIV epidemic problems, models of response to HIV epidemic in other Islamic states, and implementation of Islamic guidelines on HIV/AIDS. The well-trained Muslim leaders will then participate in HIV/AIDS campaign in their communities.
More information...Type: Workshops Organizers: Government, International Donors Participants: Government(s) Theme: Health Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - May 20, 2008. Healthy lifestyle issues to be taken into account in ministries' strategic plans: PM
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"Healthy life issues are very important. Nation's health for 50 per cent depends on healthy lifestyle and only for 10 per cent - on medicine and following factors," Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Karim Massimov has said at the Kazakh Government's session today. He positively estimated proposals of the healthcare, tourism and sport ministries on healthy lifestyle's formation. "I urge the Economy Ministry to take into account all the discussed issues like principal figures in strategic plans. This will be reflected in financing finally," K. Massimov said. Prime Minister reminded of the Kazakh President's task on creation of a culture and sport TV channel. "This issue will be considered separately at one of the Government's sessions," Mr. Massimov noted.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Health Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: No - May 16, 2008. World Bank provide $28M for HIV/AIDS program's 7th round
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World Bank will provide $28 million for implementation of the 7th round of HIV/AIDS control program in Kyrgyzstan, Talgat Subanbaev, chief manager of the Global Fund to fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria project said at the news conference today. The project is to last till 2013, with the 2-year first phase period, requiring $12 million. "The rest funds will be channeled after the first phase is successfully accomplished," Subanbaev stressed. The 7th round of the program will be mostly focused on labor migrants, namely those who work in HIV/AIDS high risk countries such as Russia, Kazakhstan and China. The project intends to involve about 15 thousand of migrants.
More information...Type: Press-Conference Organizers: International Donors Participants: Government(s) Theme: Health Locations: Kyrgyzstan Open press: No - May 14, 2008—May 17, 2008. Almaty to host 15th healthcare exhibition KIHE - 2008
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The 15th Kazakhstan's international healthcare exhibition KIHE - 2008 will take place in Almaty on May 14-17. The event is being organized by Iteca exhibition company and officially supported by Kazakhstan's Healthcare Ministry, the Almaty Akimat (municipality), Kazakh National Medical S. Asfendiyarov University and Medtechnika Joint Stock Company. KIHE - 2008 is the largest international healthcare exhibition in the region. The previous year 192 companies from 23 countries took part in the exhibition.
More information...Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: International organizations, Government, NGO Participants: Government(s) Theme: Health Countries: Central Asia, European Union countries Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes - April 29, 2008. Family medicine support issues discussed in Dushanbe
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The Swiss-Tajik Health Care Reform and Family Medicine Support Project is holding its annual planning workshop for 2008-2009 today. According to the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Dushanbe office, the aim of the workshop is to present and discuss with community members, doctors, top level officials from the Ministry of Health and representatives on international organizations activities in strengthening family medicine services, planning and management capacities of the staff at primary health care level and increasing community’s participation and responsibility in solving health problems. The workshop intends to initiate practical discussions and group work led by district health administration to assure that the specific needs of each district are met and activities are coordinated among other stakeholders to avoid duplications.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Theme: Health Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - April 7, 2008. Uzbek experts have visited Russian medical establishments
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Specialists of the Republican Pathology Center of Health Ministry of Uzbekistan paid a visit to Moscow in March to learn the experience of leading technical and medical institutions of Russia in use of telemedicine system in pathology service.
The visit was organized within UNDP pilot project “Use of ICT for Medical Diagnosis of Poor Rural People in Remote Areas” (the telemedicine project). The objective of the project is to build and maintain the capacity of a group of trainers on diagnostics and research activities and to improve access to qualified medical services for population in two selected regions, with special attention to women and children and those, who can not afford or have limited access to health care services in the field of pathologoanatomy, particularly the poor and the disabled.
During the visit, the experts from Uzbekistan visited Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Russian Oncological Research Center, Russian Medial Science Academy, Hematologic Scientific Center and other medical establishments.
The exchange visit provided the opportunity to learn the experience of leading technical and medical institutions of Russia in use of telemedicine system in pathology service (histological, hematological and cytological diagnostics) and the development of electronic database and atlas of blood elements, macro- and micro-preparations. The most important part of visit was learning the programmes of automated analysis of micro-preparations, characteristics of macro-objects, comparative cariosities morphology, which serves for pathological diagnostics of different types of tumors.
Malika Abdullakhojaeva, director of the Republican Pathology Center of Uzbekistan, said: “The visit provided good networking opportunities on biopsy diagnostics through telemedicine system with Russian Oncology Research Center (RORC). At RORC we were able to learn advanced methods of histological diagnostics of tumors (immune-histochemical researches), received more information about new classifications, methods of differential diagnostics of tumors.”
The practical training organized by the department of medical IT system at Moscow Engineering Physics Institute helped to improve knowledge on automated system of microanalysis, technology of designing of computer medical systems, methods and means of telemedicine and others. The department provided methodological and training materials. Upon arrival to Tashkent the Uzbek experts organized training for the medical staff of the Republican Pathology Center and shared the experience and lessons learned.
More information...Type: Portal news Organizers: UNDP Participants: Government(s) Theme: Health Countries: Central Asia Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: No - February 21, 2008. Plan of actions on working out health strategy was presented in Dushanbe
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Presentation of a plan of actions on working out the health strategy was held at the Unit for implementation of the Community and Basic Health Project (Project Implementation Unit or PIU) in Dushanbe. Senior representatives from the Ministry of Health (MoH), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), SIDA Office, and ZdravPlus Project attended the presentation ceremony. International consultant of the Danish company Eurohealth for technical assistance to Tajikistan’s public health planning, Mr. Patrick Maknelli (phonetically spelled), presented the plan of actions.
More information…Type: Presentations/Launchings Organizers: International organizations Participants: International Organizations, Government(s) Theme: Health Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - February 7, 2008. Turkmenistan to build medical centers to combat AIDS and tuberculosis
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The ministry of healthcare and pharmaceutical industry of Turkmenistan is due to sign a contract with Turkish company Polimeks for drawing up projects and constructing a tuberculosis treatment-prevention center, an AIDS prevention center, a central dermatovenerologic clinic, an infectious diseases treatment-prevention center, a centralized laboratory and blood test center. Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree to this effect with a view to "further improving the level of prevention and treatment of infectious, dermatovenerologic diseases, tuberculosis and AIW/AIDS and raising it to world standards."
More information…Type: Campaign Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s), Foreign Organizations Theme: Health Countries: Turkmenistan Locations: Turkmenistan Open press: Yes - January 30, 2008. Japan provides grant worth $106090 to Uzbekistan
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The signing of 2 grant-contracts on a line of free aid of the government of Japan to small scale social projects took place in International business center of Tashkent. Among the recipients of the aid worth $106090 are: Urban clinical hospital of Tashkent ¹1, and the Association of business women of Guliston town of Syrdarya region. The abovementioned organizations will be equipped with up-to-date medical equipment, furniture and other technical equipment.
More information…Type: Campaign Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Health Countries: Uzbekistan, Japan Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes - January 22, 2008—January 24, 2008. Central Asian AIDS Study Centre opens in Tashkent
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On 22-24 January the Le Grande Plaza Hotel in Tashkent hosted the first meeting of the members of the AIDS Regional Technical Work Group. Since Uzbekistan has prepared many qualified medical specialists, which have been trained in Europe, Russia and Ukraine on treatment and prevention of AIDS, and because a major portion of the population of Central Asia resides in this country, the members of the regional technical work group from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have decided that Uzbekistan is most appropriate for opening the centre for training of specialists and treatment of AIDS-infected
More information…Type: Campaign Theme: Health Countries: Central Asia Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes - January 17, 2008. World Bank supports health sector reform in Kazakhstan
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The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a US$ 117.7 million loan for the Kazakhstan Health Sector Technology Transfer and Institutional Reform Project. The project will help introduce international standards and build long-term institutional capacity in the Ministry of Health and related healthcare institutions in support of key health sector reforms pursued by the Government of Kazakhstan.
More information…Type: Campaign Organizers: International organizations Participants: International Organizations, Government(s) Theme: Health Countries: Kazakhstan Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes - December 13, 2007. EC allocates to Kyrgyzstan 9m Euro for social protection and public finance management
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The European Commission and the Government of Kyrgyz Republic signed a Financing Agreement covering the first year of the three-year "Sector Policy Support Programme in Kyrgyzstan 2007-2009 in Social Protection and Public Finance Management" for an amount of Euro 9 million. The Programme supports reforms in (1) social protection, particularly the improvement of targeting of social benefits system; (2) child protection, particularly the establishment of regional Family and Children Support Departments; and (3) public finance management, particularly the improvement of internal audit and control systems, and Medium Term Budget Framework (MTBF).
More information…Type: Campaign Theme: Health Countries: Kyrgyzstan, European Union countries Locations: Kyrgyzstan Open press: Yes - November 1, 2007. Contest for best material about HIV/AIDS
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The Republican AIDS Centre in cooperation with UNESCO and the Regional Project Management Unit of the Central Asia AIDS Control Project financed by the World Bank and the UK Department for International Development announced a competition for the best features, news stories and reports on "HIV/AIDS – prevention, treatment and care". The contest is a national event, and journalists from all regions, cities and districts of Uzbekistan are invited to participate. The aim of the event is to attract the attention of the media to this topic, and raise public awareness about the growing problem of the spread of HIV/AIDS epidemic among the population. Analytical and feature stories are accepted for the contest. Journalists of press may submit materials written primarily in the genres of "article" and "report"; journalists working in electronic media may submit the copies of television and radio broadcasts; and journalists of Internet publications registered in Uzbekistan as media outlets may submit materials published online. Journalists are to submit materials published and/or broadcasted during the period from 1 January to 1 November 2007. The results of the contest will be evaluated in five nominations: press, television, radio, Internet, and video. Applications for participation in the contest should be submitted before 1 November 2007.
More information…Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: NGO, International organizations, UN Agency Participants: Mass-Media Theme: Health Countries: Uzbekistan Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes
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