Special attention is given to promoting advocacy and organizing grassroots efforts to implement positive change in local communities. Activities include seminars and limited equipment donations, plus training manuals on beginning television management, advertising sales, television computer graphics, radio management and radio journalism. Activities focus on establishing primary health care structures, management information systems, and new financing mechanisms. Results should include shifting increased resources to rural primary care and improved efficiency in the allocation of resources. Under this project 13 rural health care centers have been established and community based health sector NGOs have been formed.
Assessments are under way to develop infectious disease control activities in other targeted areas.
The Uzbek partners will be the Republican Emergency Care Center in Tashkent. The U.S. partner is currently being determined. The partnership utilizes the practical expertise from U.S. health providers to upgrade the quality of the medical care in the Uzbek health care system. The partnership provides exchanges with U.S. partners and includes medical training. This project will focus on educating women, men and adolescents on reproductive health services and products.