The U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed $2 million dollars to protect migrants in Central Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic. This support will be delivered through the ongoing USAID-funded Safe Migration in Central Asia project, implemented by Winrock International, and includes support to migrants from Uzbekistan. The COVID-19 pandemic …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 26 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
May 22, 2020 Tashkent, Uzbekistan As part of the comprehensive response against the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States government announced an additional $3 million in funding through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to Uzbekistan. This brings the total direct U.S. Government contribution to support Uzbekistan’s efforts to combat COVID-19 to $5.92 million, of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 22 May, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
May 08, 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID-OFDA), is supporting Uzbekistan’s response to the partial collapse of the Sardoba Reservoir dam in the Syrdarya region that caused the displacement of tens of thousands of people in one of the country’s most …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 8 May, 2020 | Topics: Environment, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Reservoir, Sardoba Dam, Syrdarya, Tragedy
May 4, 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with the Standardization, Metrology and Certification Agency of Uzbekistan (UzStandard) published a comprehensive manual for Uzbekistan’s farmers and agri-firms that will help them compete in international markets by adopting good agricultural practices in line with the international GLOBALG.A.P. standard. GLOBALG.A.P. is the world’s largest agriculture certification program, setting criteria …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 4 May, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered 131,320 kg of food assistance worth almost $400,000 to Uzbekistan. This food assistance will reach more than 35,000 of the most vulnerable Uzbekistani citizens and be distributed through more than 144 health and social protection facilities. This includes facilities that are providing COVID-19 …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 16 April, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: COVID-19, Sog’lom Avlod Uchun
April 3, 2020 Online Press Briefing Dr. Daniel Singer Regional Director for Central Asia, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Joshua Karnes Director of Central Asia Health and Education Office, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Moderator: Hello. I would like to welcome journalists to today’s virtual press briefing with Dr. Daniel Singer, Regional …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 7 April, 2020 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, USAID
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced an additional contribution to Uzbekistan’s efforts to combat COVID-19. Secretary of State Pompeo announced on March 26, 2020 that the United States has mobilized nearly $274 million in emergency health and humanitarian assistance to support up to 64 at-risk countries in response …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 2 April, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, U.S. Secretary of State, USAID
In commemoration of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is proud of the shared gains with the Government of Uzbekistan achieved over the past two decades in the fight against this deadly but curable disease. USAID in partnership with the National TB Program introduced the most modern anti-TB medications and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 24 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Tuberculosis
Judicial Reform in Uzbekistan Project Grants Program Request for Applications (RFA) No.: RFA-2020-001 1. Introduction Tetra Tech DPK (Tt DPK) is the implementing partner for USAID’s JUDICIAL REFORM IN UZBEKISTAN PROGRAM (JRUP) pursuant to the authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and in accordance with USAID Task Order No. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 23 March, 2020 | Topics: News, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
On March 17, the U.S. Embassy handed over personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Agency for Sanitary and Epidemiological Wellbeing (ASEW) as part of the United States’ second PPE donation to Uzbekistan to prepare for the potential spread of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated additional financing …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 18 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, officially launched its new five-year tuberculosis (TB) program that will provide targeted investments to further reduce the burden of tuberculosis on Uzbekistanis. The First Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Bakhodir Yusupaliev; …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 11 March, 2020 | Topics: Events, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Aigerim Begaliyeva, Communications Specialist Т. +7 727 2507612 E-mail: abegaliyeva@usaid.gov Tashkent, Uzbekistan – On March 4, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) held a Technical Working Group meeting, as part of the Central Asian Regional Electricity Market (CAREM) project to promote the region’s long-term energy security and economic growth. This …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 5 March, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
For Immediate Release Monday, March 2, 2020 Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov The U.S. Government announced today a commitment of $37 million in financing from the Emergency Reserve Fund for Contagious Infectious Diseases at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for 26 countries affected by novel coronavirus COVID-19 or at high risk of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 3 March, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, USAID
On February 20, staff from the U.S. Embassy Tashkent delivered 600 sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Republican Center for Prevention of Plague, Quarantine, and Most Hazardous Infectious (CPPQMHI), under the Ministry of Health (MOH), to support Uzbekistan’s efforts to prepare in the event of a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Earlier in January, the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 21 February, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
December 2, 2019 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Today, Charge d’affaires Alan Meltzer delivered opening remarks at an event organized by USAID’s Judicial Reform in Uzbekistan Program marking the internationally recognized 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (GBV) campaign. Acting Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Women and Gender Equality Sayyоra Baratova, Deputy Prosecutor General of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 2 December, 2019 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The United States and the Ministry of Public Education Launch Early Grade Reading & Math Assessment
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 15 November, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, English Language Learning, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
November 12, 2019, Shymkent, Kazakhstan – The Central Asia Trade Forum, the region’s flagship international event for companies and exporters, opened today in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Over 500 leaders from government, business and civil society from Central and South Asia, Europe, and the United States gathered to explore investment and innovation in horticulture across the region. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 13 November, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, Ambassador, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), supported a two-day regionwide workshop on the Concept and Prospects for a Central Asia Regional Electricity Market (CAREM). Power sector representatives from all five Central Asian countries attended the conference and shared their nation’s experiences on recent developments and current priorities in their …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 30 October, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
A team of five U.S. education experts have arrived in Uzbekistan to work with education experts from Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Public Education (MOPE) to develop reading and mathematics assessments for students in grades 2 and 4. The data from this assessment, which is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will be used …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 11 October, 2019 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
First Forum of Public Councils in Tashkent On 14 August, 2019 Tashkent hosted the first Forum of Public Councils that brought together more than 150 representatives of the public councils throughout Uzbekistan, media, active citizens, and foreign experts to discuss development of public councils and ongoing reforms in the country. The Forum was organized by …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 15 August, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2019 Contact information: Assel Choibekova Communications Director, USAID Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia Phone: +7 701 756 33 67 Email: Assel_Choibekova@dai.com Almaty, Kazakhstan, August 8, 2019 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is hosting ten popular international travel bloggers from August 8-18, 2019 to promote tourism …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 9 August, 2019 | Topics: Culture, Environment, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Agencies, USAID
August 6, 2019 Two Uzbek start-ups were selected to pitch at the Global Climate Launchpad 2019, to be held in Amsterdam in November. The winner of the national final is the team “VIOM” that pitched a startup on production of water-soluble and biodegradable film for agricultural use. The runner up is team “Proteus” that has …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 8 August, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
June 10, 2019 – The United States Government through USAID’s Smart Waters Regional activity launched its annual two weeks Summer School Education Program with the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME). Eight students from the Integrated Water Resources Management Principles Masters (IWRM MA) Program of Kazakh-German University and seven TIIAME students will …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 18 June, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, June 13-14, 2019 – The U.S. government-funded C5+1: Adaptation Planning project held a two-day training workshop for 25 experts from government ministries and stakeholders in Tashkent to shape Uzbekistan’s key adaptation principles and to share global best practices for adaptation planning and implementation. At the workshop, participants learned climate change adaptation planning concepts and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 14 June, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The United States and the Republic of Uzbekistan kicked off a national two-day conference on health reforms to end tuberculosis (TB) May 22 in Tashkent. The conference is sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Phthisiology and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 22 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
The Nationwide movement Yuksalish and the Civil Society Development Association (ARGO) (Kazakhstan), with the financial support of USAID, launched the Partnership for Innovation Program in Uzbekistan. The goal of the Partnership for Innovation program is to increase the role of civil society in Uzbekistan by supporting and developing constructive and effective interaction between civil society …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 17 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Request for Applications (RFA) No.: RFA-2019-001 1. Introduction. Tetra Tech DPK (Tt DPK) is the implementing partner for USAID’s JUDICIAL REFORM IN UZBEKISTAN PROGRAM (JRUP) pursuant to the authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and in accordance with USAID Task Order No. 72011518F00005. Tt DPK invites Uzbek non-governmental organizations (NGOs) …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 2 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
April 23–At an event today in Andijan, Gary Robbins, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Uzbekistan Country Director and Dr. Abduaziz Abduvasikov, Rector of the Andijan Branch of Tashkent State Agrarian University (TSAU) opened a new orchard and drip irrigation demonstration site, established with the support of USAID’s Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) project. TSAU …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 24 April, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
April 22: To help boost local governance, ownership, and cooperation over shared water resources between upstream and downstream countries in Central Asia, today the United States facilitated a second joint meeting of the Uzbek and Kygyz Padshaota River Small Basin Councils in Namangan, Uzbekistan. The meeting was organized with assistance from the United States Agency …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 22 April, 2019 | Topics: Environment, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
A free space where civil society organizations can meet and work together April 10–The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Yuksalish Nationwide Movement and the Civil Society Development Association (ARGO) of Kazakhstan launched the “Partnership for Innovations” program and a new co-working center at the office of Yuksalish. The new …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 11 April, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, USAID
April 9 – At a workshop yesterday in Tashkent, scientists presented findings demonstrating the negative impacts of climate change on water quality in the Amu Darya river basin. The research project, “Provision of Science Based Evidence on Climate Induced Water Quality Challenges in Amu Darya Basin,” was conducted by the Central Asia Regional Environmental Center …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 9 April, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, USAID
USAID and the Ministry of Health Commemorate World TB Day; Pledge to Eliminate Tuberculosis in Uzbekistan March 25, 2019 — The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan commemorated World TB Day by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Memorandum …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 25 March, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
January 25, 2019 Tashkent Five winners of a mass media competition for reporting on “Justice in the Rule of Law” were announced at an awards ceremony at the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan. The awards were presented as part of the Rule of Law Partnership in Uzbekistan, a project of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan, the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 1 February, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
December 12, 2018 Tashkent An art exhibition on Tuberculosis through the Eyes of Young Artists opened December 11 at the Palace of Youth Creativity to raise awareness of tuberculosis (TB). Thirty-six young artists from the Kamoliddin Bekhzoda National Institute of Art and Design contributed 56 works of art to emphasize the importance of TB prevention, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 | Topics: Art & Culture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: Tuberculosis
On December 5-6, 2018, representatives from Uzbekistan joined colleagues from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan at the 4th High-Level Regional Meeting on “Migration and Tuberculosis (TB): Cross-Border TB Control and Care in the Central Asian Region” in Astana, Kazakhstan. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 11 December, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: Migration
October 17, 2018 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Over 1000 government and business leaders from 27 countries in Central and South Asia, Europe, and the United States met in Tashkent today for the opening of the Eighth Central Asia Trade Forum (CATF) at the Youth Creativity Palace. This is the first time this high profile business event is …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 17 October, 2018 | Topics: Business, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Central Asia Trade Forum
In one of her last official acts, U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen planted a walnut sapling on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent. The walnut tree comes to Uzbekistan by way of California, thanks to an agricultural project sponsored by the US Agency for International Development. In 2017 the USAID Agricultural Value Chain Activity …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 4 October, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, embassy, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
Tashkent, September 25, 2018 – The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan, with assistance from the United States, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has launched a new interactive website that will serve as a one-stop portal for legal services related to divorce, the payment of alimony, property rights, and business issues. The United States Ambassador …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 26 September, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Supreme Court, Transparency
For the first time, the United States will be holding its flagship international business event, the Eighth Annual Central Asia Trade Forum, in Uzbekistan. The event, organized by the U.S. Agency for international Development (USAID) and co-hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Trade of the Government of Uzbekistan, will be held on October 17-18, 2018 …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 17 September, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Central Asia Trade Forum
The United States Government and the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan held a contest for the best varieties of grapes at a Tashkent State Agrarian University (TSAU) Grape Festival on September 12, 2018. This annual event, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), brings grape growers from across Uzbekistan to showcase the best …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 13 September, 2018 | Topics: Agriculture, Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID
At a roundtable discussion on the role of media in raising public awareness around tuberculosis (TB), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) gave awards for “Best Media Coverage of Tuberculosis” in Uzbekistan. Awards were given for coverage in print, Internet, TV and radio categories in addition to a special award for the best material …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 10 September, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Tuberculosis
The United States Government, in partnership with the Government of Uzbekistan, today launched a program that is helping Central Asian countries accelerate the adoption of clean, efficient, cost effective renewable energy. The Power the Future (PtF) program, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), provides assistance to national governments and coordinates closely with …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 13 August, 2018 | Topics: Environment, News, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Clean Energy
The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture today launched a demonstration apple orchard at the Ministry’s Agroinnovation Center. The U.S. Charge d’Affairs ad interim in Uzbekistan Lesslie Viguerie joined Uzbek Ministry of Agriculture Head of Investments and Monitoring Department Abdumalik Namazov at the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 8 August, 2018 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases, USAID
The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has been assisting Uzbek horticultural processors grow their domestic and international business. This includes linking Uzbek companies with U.S. suppliers of the latest plant material and machinery, and introducing these companies to new international markets where they can expand their exports. Acting Deputy …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 24 July, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 5, 2018 –Tuberculosis (TB) laboratory experts from Uzbekistan returned today from a U.S.-sponsored study tour of Kazakhstan’s National Center for Tuberculosis and Pulmonology and regional TB laboratories in Almaty and Astana, where they met with Kazakhstani counterparts and shared information on TB testing and laboratory management. The United States is committed to …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 9 July, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
June 8, 2018, Tashkent – To expand cooperation between the United States and Uzbekistan and improve the rule of law, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Javier Piedra and Minister of Justice Ruslan Davletov signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will support Uzbekistan’s judicial reform process. The MOU will allow the United States and Uzbekistan to …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 8 June, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, USAID
A national conference devoted to the use of science and technology in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) kicked off in Tashkent today with specialized seminars for healthcare providers and laboratory specialists. The three-day conference continues in Karshi, Kashkadarya Region with additional seminars and sessions led by prominent TB experts from around the world. This conference …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 22 May, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development and the World Bank Group, in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Trade, is conducting a workshop in Tashkent this week on “The Resumption of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Accession Process of Uzbekistan” to help educate government officials and stakeholders about the WTO process and its potential implications …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 14 May, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health and the Republican Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Tuberculosis and Pulmonology, officially launched the Center for Innovative Distance Training and Monitoring in Tashkent and its regional satellite office in Bukhara. Established with support from USAID, the Center for …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 12 April, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
To spur trade connectivity between the Central Asian and Baltic markets, the United States Agency for International Development is conducting a horticulture trade mission and study tour to Latvia and Lithuania during the week of April 9-14, 2018. The visit began with an opening ceremony on April 9, in Riga, Latvia. The 50-member delegation of …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 11 April, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, USAID
April 10, 2018 United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela L. Spratlen today announced the arrival from the U.S. to Uzbekistan of a humanitarian shipment of the cancer medication Temodar, which is used to treat brain tumors in adults. The medicine, valued at $2.9 million, was donated by Merck Sharp & Dohme, a U.S. pharmaceutical company …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 10 April, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, March 24, 2018 – To call attention to the impact tuberculosis (TB) has on public health in Uzbekistan, representatives from the United States Embassy were at an event today to commemorate World TB Day. Held around the world every year on March 24, the anniversary of Robert Koch’s discovery of the tuberculosis pathogen …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Saturday, 24 March, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, USAID | Tags: World TB Day
The United States announced today that it will be providing the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health with state of the art medical equipment for the rapid diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB). The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Central Asia Deputy Regional Mission Director Sara Walter and World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Uzbekistan Dr. Lianne Kuppens …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 30 January, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: TB
Recent statements by Uzbek officials have indicated a renewed interest in joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), the intergovernmental body responsible for regulating international trade and ensuring the smooth flow of trade across borders. To increase knowledge and understanding of the WTO accession process and its potential implications for Uzbekistan, the U.S. Agency for International …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 25 January, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
December 19, 2017 – U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela Spratlen, provided opening remarks today at a conference to mark the successful conclusion of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Reintegration for Trafficking Survivors Project, implemented by the non-governmental organization Istiqbolli Avlod. The two-day conference on “Combating Human Trafficking – Best Practices on Reintegration” brings …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 20 December, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: human trafficking
On 11-13 December, 2017, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan and development partners convened a three-day international workshop on “Innovations in Marginal Water Resource for Resilient Agriculture and Food Security.” The main purpose of this workshop was to …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 12 December, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID
On October 13, the Rule of Law Partnership in Uzbekistan presented 15 inter-district civil courts of the Fergana Valley with modern computer equipment that will help connect the courts to the E-SUD national electronic case management system Deputy Chairperson of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Chairperson of the Collegium on civil …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, USAID
Kitab District, Kashkadarya Region, Uzbekistan – The United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela L. Spratlen, today toured Kashkadarya Regional Tuberculosis (TB) Hospital in Kitab District, Kashkadarya, Uzbekistan. This is the second time Ambassador Spratlen’s has visited a TB healthcare facility in this region in the last six months. She was last here on March 24 …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 25 September, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: Tuberculosis
Almaty, Kazakhstan, August 29, 2017 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia) will host one of the region’s major international business events, the Seventh Annual Central Asia Trade Forum, Future Growth: Trade, Transport & Horticulture, at the Rixos Almaty Hotel, Kazakhstan, on October 18-19, 2017. Over …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 30 August, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: USAID
During the 2017 cherry season in Uzbekistan, USAID partnered with Uzbek cherry entrepreneurs to open new export markets in Europe and South Asia. This year, 110 metric tons of sweet cherries worth $350,000 were sold to customers in London and Singapore. Uzbekistan now boasts an annual average 100,000 metric ton harvest, ranking fifth in the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 7 August, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: Uzbek Farmers
Tashkent, July 28-29, 2017 – USAID organized a two-day seminar aimed at strengthening partnership with media to combat human trafficking. The USAID Reintegration for Trafficking Survivors Project was led by and international expert and organized by Istiqbolli Avlod. The seminar welcomed media and NGO’s from around the country. The seminar was organized to encourage mass-media …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 1 August, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: human trafficking
On June 14, 2017, Dr. Jatinder Cheema, Regional Mission Director, U.S. Agency for International Development/Central Asia and Dr. Mirzanazim Dusmuratov, Chairman of Board of the Uzbek State Joint Stock Pharmaceutical Company, Uzpharmsanoat, participated in a signing ceremony to formalize cooperation between Uzpharmsanoat and USAID on the implementation of the “Promoting the Quality of Medicines” Project in Uzbekistan. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 16 June, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: Tuberculosis
On June 8, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) Project, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, held its annual Cherry Variety Contest at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Tashkent. USAID Uzbekistan Country Director, John Riordan delivered the opening remarks before an audience …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 9 June, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: Cherry
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, held the finals of the Horticulture Knowledge Bowl at Tashkent State Agrarian University on June 2. For the past year, the Horticulture Knowledge Bowl, which was developed under USAID’s Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) program, has …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 5 June, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: Agriculture
In Tashkent this week, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Republic of Uzbekistan Ministry of Health, and the Uzbekistan National Specialized Medical Science Center for Tuberculosis and Pulmonology (Center for Tuberculosis and Pulmonology) held two three-day seminars for laboratory specialists on testing for Tuberculosis (TB) using the GeneXpert system. GeneXpert is a …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 25 May, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, USAID | Tags: Tuberculosis
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – On May 18, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) opened a two-day seminar on the engagement of civil society in the tuberculosis (TB) response in accordance with ENGAGE TB, an approach developed and endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The seminar was conducted with the participation of leading international …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 22 May, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, USAID | Tags: Tuberculosis
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia combined financial and technical resources to bring 24 representatives from the five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan to Tashkent from May 2 to 4, 2017 for a study tour under the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 3 May, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: water management
Preliminary results of the first day of the business-to-business event indicated that over $35 million in letters of intent to conduct future trade deals had been signed. Samarkand, Uzbekistan, April 27, 2017 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Uzbekistan, and GIZ held a business forum today in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 28 April, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: Horticulture
USAID-funded Smart Waters Inauguration Event As Delivered Monday, April 17, 2017 9:15am Windham Hotel, Tashkent Good morning! Ассалом Алейкум! Доброе Утро! Mr. Abdullaev, distinguished guests, I have been told that there is an Uzbek proverb that says “Ер – хазина, сув – гавҳар.” More or less in English, it means something that was said …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 24 April, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, Ambassador, Speeches, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: Smart Waters
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan; and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia, launched “Smart Waters,” a new five-year water management project on April 17, 2017 in Tashkent. U.S. Ambassador, Pamela Spratlen, provided opening remarks at the event, which brought together over fifty representatives …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 18 April, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: Smart Waters
Karshi, Uzbekistan, March 24, 2017 United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan Pamela L. Spratlen, toured today the Kashkadarya Regional Tuberculosis Dispensary in Karshi. The Ambassador’s visit coincides with World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, which is observed worldwide every year on March 24 to call attention to the impact TB has on public health and to promote TB …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 27 March, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Tuberculosis Dispensary, World TB Day
U.S. Ambassador Spratlen and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia Dan Rosenblum presented counter trafficking manuals, literature, and equipment to the National Human Rights Centre of the Republic of Uzbekistan at a ceremony in Tashkent On February 24, U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen, along with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia Dan Rosenblum, presented manuals on …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 27 February, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, Human Rights, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: National Human Rights Centre
USAID Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) Project: Seminar on Cold Storage in Horticulture: Current State and Perspectives February, 16, 2017 09:00 a.m. Ассалом Алейкум! Доброе Утро! Good morning to all of you! It’s my great pleasure and honor to be here to welcome you to the opening of this wonderful event recognizing what’s happening in horticulture …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 22 February, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, Ambassador, Speeches, Transcripts, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: Cold Storage in Horticulture
On Thursday, February 16, 2017, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) program, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, convened a workshop on “Cold Storage in Horticulture: Current State and Perspectives in Uzbekistan.” U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen provided opening remarks at the event, which brought together …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 16 February, 2017 | Topics: Agriculture, Events, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: Cold Storage
Remarks (as delivered) U.S. Ambassador Pamela L. Spratlen USAID Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) Project Inauguration Ceremony September, 15, 2016 10:00 a.m. Mirzaev Horticulture Institute Ассалом aлейкум, доброе утро, and Good morning to everyone! Especially to Dr. Kasimov, I want to thank you for your warm welcome and for everything you have done to bring us …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 19 September, 2016 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches, USAID | Tags: Agricultural Value Chains
On Thursday, September 15, 2016, United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela Spratlen, announced the launch of the new U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) five-year, $14 million Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) program. Approximately 50 representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tashkent Agrarian University, Mirzaev Horticulture Institute, farmers, and …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 15 September, 2016 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases, USAID
On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, the Ambassador of the United States to Uzbekistan, Pamela L. Spratlen; Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Laziz Tuichiev; and Chairperson of the Board of the International NGO Charitable Foundation Sog’lom Avlod Uchun, Svetlana Inamova announced the arrival of a new food aid shipment provided by the USAID International Food Relief …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 14 September, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Uzbekistan, USAID | Tags: Sog’lom Avlod Uchun, USAID
In July, The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invited Irina Swift, a technical specialist, with more than 40 years of experience working on customs issues to conduct a week long interactive workshop on risk management and electronic customs declaration filing. The implementation of risk management and e-declaration procedures speeds the customs clearance process …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 29 July, 2016 | Topics: U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Customs, USAID
During the trip, participants learned about contemporary, horticulture curriculum structures and value chain best practices used in the European Union.
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 27 May, 2016 | Topics: U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Horticultural Research, Latvian and Uzbek Exchange, U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID
The shipment of medicines, donated by the pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline and Merck Sharp & Dohme is worth $2,255,234.66
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 11 May, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: humanitarian shipment of medicines, Ministry of Health, pharmaceutical, Project Hope, USAID, Uzbekistan Havo Yo’llari
Over 500 representatives of retail chains, business associations, transport and logistics companies, embassies, farmers, and growers from the European Union, Central Asia and other CIS countries joined together in a February 25-26 Forum, Horticulture Sector of Fergana Valley: Export Perspectives convened by USAID’s Regional Economic Cooperation (REC) Project. Several organizations supported REC to make the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 9 March, 2016 | Topics: USAID
From November 16-20, 2015, ten judges from the Supreme Court, Supreme Economic Court, regional and inter-district civil courts visited Estonia to learn from their robust experience in using IT solutions in court administration. The study tour was organized in conjunction with the Estonian E-Governance Academy (eGA) and joint project of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan, …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 7 January, 2016 | Topics: USAID
Aging adults are more likely to develop an active form of tuberculosis (TB) evolving from a latent form acquired many years ago. Uzbekistan declared 2015 as the Year of Attention and Care for the Senior Generation. Building on 15 years of collaboration with Project HOPE in Uzbekistan, the USAID TB Control Program extended its services …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 30 November, 2015 | Topics: USAID
On October 28 and 29, USAID’s Regional Economic Cooperation Project (REC) in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) along with the support of numerous export-promotion agencies from Kazakhstan convened an international event entitled New Realities and Priorities for Trade Development in Central Asia. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 10 November, 2015 | Topics: USAID
On Wednesday, October 21, Ambassador Pamela Spratlen and Tashkent Deputy Hokim, Farida Abdurakhimova, inaugurated a USAID funded Training Center for Socially Vulnerable Women. Both speakers wore blue as a symbol of human trafficking and sex slavery awareness. Ambassador Spratlen pointed out that “working together with government and non-government actors, we strive to abolish this injustice …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 28 October, 2015 | Topics: USAID
USAID’s Regional Economic Cooperation Project (REC) in partnership with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) along with support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan and the Council of Farmers of Uzbekistan conducted an international conference “Development of Production and Export of Horticultural Products of Uzbekistan”. On August 24 …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 28 August, 2015 | Topics: USAID
A group of Uzbek health professionals returned this week from a 10-day visit – from July 19 to 29 – to Atlanta, Georgia. The tailored study tour focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood TB, a growing public health issue in Uzbekistan. The Uzbek delegation, including representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 11 August, 2015 | Topics: USAID
On May 27-28, USAID and its program partner, the World Health Organization (WHO), held a workshop for representatives from the Ministries of Health (MOH) and Agriculture (MAWR), along with the newly established United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, to discuss a food safety systems survey in Uzbekistan. Survey results revealed that anti-microbial resistance (AMR) detected …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 10 June, 2015 | Topics: USAID
On May 20, 2015, a USAID Health Team led by Dr. Alex Golubkov, Senior Tuberculosis (TB) Technical Advisor from USAID Washington’s Bureau for Global Health, met with Dr. Mirzagaleb Tillyashaykhov, Director of the Uzbekistan National TB Program. Dr. Golubkov shared an opportunity to receive a new TB drug, Bedaquiline, for free through a donation program. …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 3 June, 2015 | Topics: USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) developed a digital tool to address the high demand for horticultural value chain information in Uzbekistan. This tool is an application called Mobile Extension Value Added Application (MEVA – which also means fruit in Uzbek). As of last week, MEVA is now available on Google-play and in …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 21 April, 2015 | Topics: USAID
On February 27, the USAID Regional Economic Cooperation (REC) project, in collaboration with the CERT International Academy, organized a workshop for nearly 200 participants on the new ISO 9001:2015 guidelines. The ISO international standards certificate helps ensure that products and services are safe, reliable and of good quality and allowing companies access new markets. The …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 3 March, 2015 | Topics: USAID
On Friday, February 20, 2015, United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan Pamela L. Spratlen and Minister of Health Dr. Anvar Alimov participated in the launch conference of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) new Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program. The launch ceremony was held at Radisson Blu Hotel Tashkent and was attended by officials from the …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Monday, 23 February, 2015 | Topics: USAID
The Agricultural Linkages Plus (AgLinksPlus) Project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan (MAWR), held its final close-out event in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on February 19, 2015. The close-out event shared the successful results this project achieved in providing assistance …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 20 February, 2015 | Topics: USAID
The USAID AgLinks Plus Project, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, launched a state-of-the-art tissue culture laboratory to the Mirzaev Horticulture Research Institute on February 13, 2015. Ambassador Spratlen delivered opening remarks and toured the facilities with GOU counterparts. This technology will produce around 5,000 virus free and salt …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 17 February, 2015 | Topics: USAID
Jonathan Addleton, the new Regional Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development for the Central Asian Republics, will travel to Uzbekistan on January 22-27. During his first official visit to the country, Mr. Addleton will meet with senior officials from the Government of Uzbekistan, as well as with representatives of the private …
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By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 23 January, 2014 | Topics: USAID
