UNFPA Kyrgyzstan
Overview
During the second programme cycle in improvement_of_reproductive_health, the programme focuses on improving services at the primary level, including activities in preventing_hiv_infection_among_young_people. At the primary health-care level, the programme will build capacity in reproductive health service delivery in line with the second phase of the ongoing "Manas Taalimi" health care reform. The programme also aims at improving the supply and distribution of reproductive health commodities to poor and vulnerable persons.
In population_development_strategies, including advancing_sustainable_development, the programme supports capacity building in data collection, analysis, dissemination and utilization at the provincial level and helps strengthening national expertise in applied demography. It also supports research studies and capacity building for national strategy development. Gender_issues are also addressed, mainly through advocacy and support to relevant NGOs.
UNFPA assistance was critical in increasing access to reproductive health services by building capacity at central and regional levels, developing training programmes, adopting service delivery protocols and providing essential equipment and contraceptives. The programme mobilized community support by providing assistance to the national primary health system, which helped to reduce infant and maternal mortality and which became a part of the national health reform programme.
Advocacy efforts were instrumental in creating a positive legal environment in which to adopt the law on reproductive rights; the law guaranteeing gender equality; the law guaranteeing social and legal protection against domestic violence; and a presidential order reserving positions for women in the Government and civil service.
