On 27 November, 2019, a forum "Family Medicine in the Kyrgyz Republic: Experience, Challenges and Ways Forward" will be organized in Bishkek.
The goal of the forum is to discuss current status of the family medicine and to define ways forward to improve quality and efficiency of the Primary Health Care system in Kyrgyzstan.
This event is organized by the project “Medical Education Reforms in Kyrgyzstan” financed by the Swiss Government through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The Swiss development program is committed to enhance capacities and policies for family medicine, to promote healthy life styles and to enhance financial means for health reforms and services.
The Kyrgyz Government is committed to ensure fair, equitable and good quality of health care to its population, which is described in the Health Reforms Program “Healthy person – Prosperous country”.
The forum convenes representatives of the Kyrgyz Government, Parliament, Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mandatory Health Insurance Fund, medical associations, family medicine practitioners from Bishkek and regions, students and residents, representatives of patient communities, recipients of medical services, medical journalists and bloggers.
The participants will discuss the current situation in the Primary Health Care system and define a vision and actions to strengthen by involving policy makers, practicing family doctors, nurses and young generation of doctors.
For more details please contact the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic:
Tursunai Chodurova, Communications Officer, tel.: (0312) 301036 (ext. 803777),
email: tursunai.chodurova@eda.admin.ch
Information about the Swiss cooperation in Kyrgyzstan is at https://www.eda.admin.ch/bishkek
Facebook of the Swiss Embassy: www.facebook.com/SwissEmbassyKyrgyzstan
MER Project: https://www.facebook.com/MER.Project/ and www.ime.org.kg
Kyrgyz health network: www.khn.network