Like most countries, Kyrgyzstan’s healthcare service delivery has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among others, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GF), Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), World Bank (WB) and World Health Organization (WHO) coordinated their actions to address various critical health issues identified by the government, such as reinforcing workforce capacity, increasing vaccination coverage and maintaining essential health services.
Collaboration was enhanced through stakeholder consultations, high-level policy meetings, joint planning and resource mobilization.
This collaboration aligns with commitments made by the agencies under the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Wellbeing for All (SDG3 GAP) Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Wellbeing for All (SDG3 GAP).
Activities undertaken during the pandemic have strengthened the country's primary healthcare (PHC) capabilities and its preparedness to respond to future crises.Enhancing Vaccination Coverage and Equity through Closer Collaboration By the end of 2021, Kyrgyzstan’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage remained considerably below the WHO global target of 70%, primarily due to vaccine hesitancy, political instability, and reorganization within the Ministry of Health (MoH).