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• "Better labs for better health": Strengthening laboratory services in Tajikistan
  24-05-2012
  In line with capacity building for improving and strengthening the national coordination of laboratory services in Tajikistan, a special mission was organized by WHO/Europe from 30 April to 2 May 2012 in collaboration with partners, including the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) and Integrated Quality Laboratory Systems (IQLS). 
• Combating malaria remains a priority in Tajikistan and Afghanistan
  16-05-2012
  A cross-border malaria meeting was organized by the WHO Regional Office for Europe in collaboration with the governments of Tajikistan and Afghanistan in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 7-8 May 2012. The discussions included a review of the current malaria situation and identification of problems/constraints related to malaria elimination encountered in the participating countries.
• World Malaria Day 2012: Special events organized in Tajikistan to raise public awareness
  10-05-2012
  A circus performance, exhibition and radio broadcast were among the various creative events organized in Tajikistan to celebrate World Malaria Day on 25 April 2012.
• WHO supports health workforce development in Tajikistan
  10-05-2012
  A three-day, capacity-building workshop for paediatricians was held on 24–26 April 2012 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Organized by WHO in cooperation with the Ministry of Health's Republican Pediatrician Center and Child Surgery, the workshop provided training in the use and adaptation of an innovative computerized tool (ICATT) developed to help countries implement the WHO/UNICEF strategy on Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI).
• Tajikistan launches National Immunization Days against diphtheria
  08-05-2012
  As part of a national campaign to combat diphtheria, 23 to 28 April were designated as National Immunization Days in Tajikistan. In this first phase of the campaign, 730 000 children aged 3 to 6 were targeted to receive diphtheria vaccinations. 
• European Immunization Week in Tajikistan
  08-05-2012
  As part of the seventh European Immunization Week, celebrated from 21 to 27 April 2012 in all 53 countries of the WHO European Region, several activities were organized throughout Tajikistan. These included a press conference, dissemination of educational materials and radio programmes dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of immunization. 
• Health workers: on the front line for vaccination
  23-04-2012
  Health professionals are the most important source of information for people making decisions about their and their families’ health. European Immunization Week (21–27 April 2012) focuses on the vital role of front-line health workers on the success of national immunization programmes. Read more ...
• Tajikistan enhances immunization safety in preparation for nationwide campaign
  20-04-2012
  Policy-makers, primary health care clinicians and other experts from across Tajikistan attended a seminar on 4–6 April focused on immunization safety. The seminar provided training and a platform for discussion of safety issues in advance of a mass immunization campaign against diphtheria and tetanus, to be held 23-28 April 2012.
• De-worming campaign in Tajikistan launched
  20-04-2012
  The initial phase of Tajikistan’s first countrywide de-worming campaign began on 16 April 2012, and will continue until 27 April. Nearly 50% of children in Tajikistan have parasitic worms according to a 2011 survey.
• Family doctors in Tajikistan receive public recognition
  19-04-2012
  Five family doctors in Tajikistan received the award of  “My best family doctor – 2011” in a ceremony held on 13 April 2012. A total of 122 participants had taken part in the competition, which collected patients’ votes from 29 June through 31 December 2011. The objective of the competition was to promote family medicine in Tajikistan.
• WHO and Tajik Ministry of Health: good health and active ageing add life to years!
  10-04-2012
  On 6 April 2012, the WHO Country Office in Tajikistan and the Ministry of Health held an official press conference to mark World Health Day, In addition to the press conference, the WHO Country Office organized a scientific forum in collaboration with the Tajik State Medical University and a series of educative and public awareness radio programmes.
• Schoolchildren in Tajikistan learn about safe drinking water, hygiene and sanitation on World Water Day
  04-04-2012
  To mark World Water Day, the WHO Country Office and Oxfam collaborated with the Department of Education of Rudaki District to organize a series of information and education activities, including a class and drawing contest for schoolchildren centred on the theme of water and food security.
• Tajikistan marks World Tuberculosis Day
  04-04-2012
  In line with the annual celebration of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the WHO Country Office in Tajikistan, together with the Republican TB Center, Ministry of Health, and development partners, organized a public awareness campaign. Activities included a marathon radio talk show conducted on 24 March 2012, during which listeners were invited to discuss TB with a WHO representative.
• New water safety plan in Tajikistan to reduce water-transmitted diseases in rural areas
  27-03-2012
  During a seminar  on 9 March 2012, and as part of a broader project to protect health from climate change, experts from the WHO Country Office in Tajikistan and the Ministry of Health introduced a water safety plan to protect small-scale water supply systems and improve the quality of drinking water and sanitation. 
• Long-term plan in research capacity building in reproductive health for Tajikistan
  08-03-2012
  One of the mechanisms used by WHO to enhance the research capacity in Tajikistan is the award of a grant for a long-term institutional development (LID). This will include the technical support provided by WHO in the field of development of the human resources needed for research and strengthening of other resources. 
• Nationwide radio programme in Tajikistan calls for public action to prevent cancer
  14-02-2012
  To increase public awareness of cancer prevention and treatment, the WHO Country Office, Tajikistan, organized a special radio programme on World Cancer Day, 4 February.  The programme, which featured an informative discussion between an oncologist and the WHO Representative in Tajikistan, was broadcast on the nationwide radio channel Sadoi Dushanbe, encouraging people to take action to stay healthy – such as by quitting smoking and increasing physical activity.
• WHO assists Tajik hospitals in preparing for emergencies
  14-02-2012
  To help strengthen Tajikistan’s capacity to respond to environment-related emergencies, WHO/Europe is supporting a hospital preparedness project from January to August 2012 in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Tajikistan and the local NGO “Centre for climate change and disaster risk reduction related to the environment”.  
• Improving access to safe drinking-water in rural Tajikistan
  09-02-2012
  WHO/Europe has provided expert advice and construction materials to rural communities in the Hamadoni and Panjakent districts of Tajikistan, to improve the population’s access to systems supplying safe drinking-water. This work is part of a pilot project under way in two regions.
• Tajik medical educators revise HIV/AIDS curriculum
  08-02-2012
  The number of new HIV cases in Tajikistan is growing from year to year. One of the objectives of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy of Tajikistan is aimed at guaranteeing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for those living with HIV.  Activities to achieve this goal include ART as part of the education for all medical students and training of family doctors in ART provision to support integration of HIV treatment into primary health care services.
• Tajikistan hosts blood donation event
  19-01-2012
  The Ministry of Health of Tajikistan and the Republican Blood Centre, technically supported by WHO/Europe and other internaional partners, hosted an event to highlight the importance of voluntary blood donation. It was held on 12 January 2011 in Dushanbe.
• WHO/Europe and Tajikistan summarize results of cooperation for 2010-2011
  09-01-2012
  The WHO Country Office, Tajikistan convened an official meeting on 22 December 2011 to mark the end of the Biennial Collaborative Agreement (BCA) between WHO/Europe and the Ministry of Health of Tajikistan for the period of 2010-2011.
• Tajik journalists’ role feted in climate-change discussions
  06-01-2012
  On 23 December 2011, the Ministry of Health of Tajikistan and WHO recognized the contribution of the mass media and journalists to protecting health from climate change. The awards for their contributions were part of a project financed by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany.