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USAID Announces $1.6 Million to Expand the Environmental Restoration of the Aral Sea and Counter Effects of Desertification

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announces the launch of the second phase of its Environmental Restoration of the Aral Sea activity. USAID will provide up to $1.6 million, subject to the availability of funds, to expand the project from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan, which will improve resilience to the adverse effects of desertification in the Aral Sea region by growing new forests.

USAID Broadens Aral Sea Restoration Project With $1.6 Million In Funding For Uzbekistan

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the launch of the second phase of its Environmental Restoration of the Aral Sea (ERAS II) activity. USAID will spend approximately $1.6 million to counter the adverse effects of desertification in the Aral Sea region by improving air quality and living conditions and by strengthening climate change resilience.

USAID Broadens Aral Sea Restoration Project with $1.6 Million in Funding for Uzbekistan

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the launch of the second phase of its Environmental Restoration of the Aral Sea (ERAS II) activity. USAID will spend approximately $1.6 million to counter the adverse effects of desertification in the Aral Sea region by improving air quality and living conditions and by strengthening climate change resilience.

USAID Supports Dialogue Between Central Asian Governments and IT Industry

USAID's Future Growth Initiative and the StrategEast Center for a New Economy co-hosted the Fourth Annual StrategEast State and IT Eurasian Forum on October 24, 2022. Participants discussed inclusive digitalization in Central Asia, startup investments and acceleration, and e-governance across the region. 

USAID Invests An Additional $5.35 Million To Support Education

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) added $5.35 million in new funding to an existing Development Objective Grant Agreement (DOAG) with the Ministry of Public Education.

USAID Hosts The 12th Annual Central Asia Trade Forum In Kazakhstan

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the 12th annual Central Asia Trade Forum(link is external) themed, “Digitalization of Customs Services. Pathway to Paperless Trade” in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is a flagship international two-day event for advancing connectivity and trade.

USAID Launches Vocational Training For Victims Of Gender-Based Violence

Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a vocational and entrepreneurship training program for approximately 1,000 rural women who are either survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) or are at-risk for GBV. USAID will also support graduates in finding skilled employment and starting their own businesses. This initiative is part of USAID’s $3.4 million Women’s Economic Empowerment program supporting rural women in Uzbekistan through equipping them with the skills they need to enter the economy as skilled employees and entrepreneurs.

USAID Facilitates Access To Six Tuberculosis Medicines In Uzbekistan

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Agency for Development of Pharmaceutical Industry of Uzbekistan, has facilitated the expedited registration of six tuberculosis (TB) medications over the last year and a half. With USAID technical assistance, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health adopted the World Health Organization (WHO)’s collaborative registration procedure for the accelerated registration of medicines (CRP) which facilitates rapid, safe access to new medicines for TB patients in Uzbekistan.

USAID Supports Karakalpakstan’s Women Entrepreneurs Reviving Cultural Heritage Industry

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a business development program for rural women entrepreneurs and artisans in the decorative felt production industry in Karakalpakstan.

International Day Of Democracy

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Uzbekistan Streamlines the Medicines Registration Process for Faster Access to Vital TB Medicines

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Uzbekistan Streamlines the Medicines Registration Process for Faster Access to Vital TB Medicines

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In a country with a high burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), the Government of Uzbekistan is keenly aware of the need for continuous access to quality-assured medicines to treat TB. As a national medicines regulatory authority (NMRA), Uzbekistan’s State Center for Expertise and Standardization of Medicines, Medical Devices, and Medical Equipment is an essential component for making quality medicines available to the public in a timely manner. The State Center carries out the medicines registration process, which systematically ensures that all medicines meet national standards in efficacy, safety, quality, and clinical use information.

USAID Delivers More Than 385,000 Books to Improve Student Learning Outcomes in Uzbekistan

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Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) distributed 385,000 student textbooks and teacher guides to 208 public schools in the Namangan and Syrdarya regions as part of a pilot program conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan to improve student learning outcomes in the country.

First USAID Uzbekistan Mission Director Swearing in Ceremony

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On June 10, Mikaela Meredith assumed her duties as the first U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director in Uzbekistan. Ms. Meredith has almost 30 years of development experience with USAID.

Speaking Up About Tuberculosis

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With support of the USAID Eliminating Tuberculosis in Central Asia activity, the National TB program (NTP) in Uzbekistan has initiated the establishment of a new Coalition of People Affected by TB. The Coalition will participate in the development of the national TB strategy and be the voice of those affected by TB in health policy decision-making. This is a new development in Uzbekistan, as policy making has traditionally been solely the responsibility of the Government.

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