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WHO/Europe has been active in Kyrgyzstan since 2005. It assists the Ministry of Health in strengthening the country’s disaster preparedness and response capacities and coordination mechanisms. Recent activities included an in-depth assessment of health security and crisis management capacities and technical support to prepare for and mitigate the consequences of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza. WHO leads the health sector within the country’s United Nations Disaster Response Coordination Unit (DRCU) and coordinates health-related DPR activities of different stakeholders in the country.

Activities carried out by WHO/Europe in 2010–2011.

Review of crisis preparedness programme

In cooperation with the Ministry of Health and other relevant stakeholders, a review of the national health system’s crisis preparedness programme has been carried out. This covered capacity building on both policy and operational levels. In late 2009, these capacities were assessed, strengths and weaknesses indentified and proposals for further strengthening them elaborated. The results of this assessment were presented to Ministry of Health and other relevant stakeholders in a follow-up workshop. During the workshop, the Ministry of Health, relevant stakeholders and WHO agreed on an action plan to strengthen the health system’s crisis preparedness and response capacities. WHO experts also provided technical assistance for the implementation of the agreed measures.

Health facility strengthening

Strengthening the resilience and safety of the country’s health facilities to ensure that they continue to function in the event of a disaster included assessing the resilience of selected key health facilities using the WHO Hospital Safety Index. Based on this analysis, a work plan was developed, containing interventions to improve the safety of the facilities, and a workshop on hospital safety was conducted.