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Delivering Measles Vaccines on Horseback
Declining vaccination rates are leaving communities vulnerable to the spread of debilitating, preventable diseases like measles. Dedicated health workers go the distance to protect children's health., For more than 36 years, UNICEF-supported medical nurse Jiydegul Rysbaeva has traveled on horseback across the Jon-...
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The teachers and imams fighting for vaccines
In Batken oblast, Kyrgyzstan, teachers and imams have reached nearly 80,000 people with talks on the importance of immunization. Nasiba Nachitova, a kindergarten teacher in Batken city, frequently speaks to parents about the importance of vaccination. However, she didn't always understand the crucial role that imm...
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European and Central Asian Region reports highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years
BISHKEK/GENEVA/COPENHAGEN, 14 March 2025, – 127,350 measles cases were reported in the European Region and Central Asian region in 2024, double the number of cases reported for 2023 and the highest number since 1997, according to an analysis by WHO and UNICEF. Measles cases in the Region have generally been declin...
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Vaccines for everyone
“ We didn’t have enough space to store all the vaccines we needed before. We could not stock up, so the medical supplies had to be sent out to rayons immediately, and there were not always conditions in place for storage,” says Gulmira Kozubaeva , an immunologist at the Batken Interdistrict center for disease pr...
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From doubt to acceptance
When Janyl Duishenkulova first heard that her daughter Bakhira needs to be vaccinated against measles, she immediately refused. Like many parents, she had heard many rumours and read various things on the internet, and was afraid of possible side effects. “I was afraid that the vaccine could harm my daughter, beca...
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UNICEF hands over 507 computers to the Ministry of Health
Bishkek, 7 February 2025 – UNICEF Representative Samman Jung Thapa met with Dr. Erkin M. Checheibaev, Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan, to hand over 507 computers to the Ministry of Health. This initiative aims to enhance primary health care services and boost Kyrgyzstan’s digital health innovation through the I-E...
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Kyrgyzstan Receives Half a Million Doses of Measles-Rubella Vaccine to Bolster Child Immunisation
Kyrgyzstan has received 526,000 doses of the measles-rubella vaccine, which will enable the immunisation of more than 342,000 children and adults. This initiative strengthens the ongoing efforts to control the measles outbreak in the country. The vaccines were procured and delivered by UNICEF with funding from Gav...
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Batken Oblast Vaccine Storage Facility is Equipped with a New Cold Room
UNICEF completed installation of a new cold room for storing of vaccines at the Batken oblast Centre of Disease Prevention and Sanitary Epidemiological Surveillance. The new 30 cubic meters room will enhance storage and distribution of life-saving vaccines in the oblast. The storage room was funded by the Canadian...
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Republican Centre for Immunoprophylaxis Receives New Equipment to Improve Communication with Epidemiological Survey Centers in Kyrgyzstan
On July 7, 2023, UNICEF handed over seven sets of communication equipment to the Ministry of Health’s Republican Centre for Immunoprophylaxis (RCI). The new equipment will help connect the center with all oblast Centers for Disease Prevention and State Epidemiological Survey to improve coordination during health e...
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European Immunization Week in Kyrgyzstan: Every vaccine dose matters to protect you and those you love
Bishkek, 24 April 2023, – European Immunization Week (EIW) begins today. This year, the week is organized under the umbrella of the WHO campaign “The Great Catch-Up", which aims to address the worrying decline in child vaccination rates worldwide. The Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, with the support of...
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Kyrgyzstan hosts European Immunization Week under the «Long Life for All» slogan
Bishkek, May 11, 2022, - The Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, with support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, is hosting the European Immunization Week 2022 (EIW) in Kyrgyzstan from May 11 to May 18, 2022. The EIW is aimed at raising public awareness on immunization as one of the key pre...
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World Immunization Week: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson headlines week-long commemoration of global vaccination efforts and calls for greater investment
Videos available to, download here, NEW YORK, 24 April 2022, – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson is leading UNICEF’s global immunization initiative with a global message thanking the scientists, parents, health workers and others who have been so critical in helping to immunize children over the last two deca...