TA-6818 KGZ: Support to Strengthening Regional Health Security Project - International Lab Specialist (55131-002)

Objectives: The ADB approved the Kyrgyz Republic: Strengthening Regional Health Security Project in 2022, as a follow-up to COVID-19 assistance. The project is part of ADB’s long-term support for the health sector, building on good relations and policy dialogue developed over the years. It will contribute to regional health security (RHS) by improving health sector resilience to emerging and reemerging infectious diseases in the country. The project addresses critical bottlenecks in RHS and the country’s compliance with the International Health Regulations (IHR), namely diagnostic capacity and regional links of laboratories and hospitals in busy border zones. The project is aligned with the following impact: public health and RHS in the Kyrgyz Republic improved. The project will have the following outcome: coverage of effective laboratory and border hospital services in Chui and Osh oblasts enhanced. The project is implemented by the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) established under the Ministry of Health (MOH).