Event highlights
11 November 2024
Training of trainers raises awareness of zoonotic diseases in southern regions of Kyrgyzstan
A training for 300 trainers was held in 10 districts of Batken, Osh and Jalal-Abad provinces of Kyrgyzstan from 21 October to 2 November 2024 to prevent the spread of zoonotic infections and raise awareness of prevention methods. The trainings were conducted by the Republican Center for Health Promotion and Mass Communications (RCPHCMC) with the participation of the Department of Disease Prevention and Public Health Surveillance, and the Republican Center for Quarantine and Highly Dangerous Infections (all of the Ministry of Health), with the support of the WHO Country Office in Kyrgyzstan and within the framework of the One Health approach of the Pandemic Fund. The initiative aims to create a cascade effect of knowledge transfer and prevention strategies to address the spread of infections from wild animals to domestic animals and humans.
The training-the-trainer sessions are designed to promote community engagement and participation in the One Health approach. The sessions include raising awareness and understanding of zoonotic diseases such as brucellosis, anthrax, rabies and echinococcosis, especially among farmers and rural communities in marginalized areas with limited access to health care; and proper disease communication through community engagement.
“In the prevention of zoonotic infections, all health sectors should work together. It takes a long time to change the habits of the population, so such trainings should be conducted on a regular basis,” noted Elnura Mamatova, a health promotion doctor at the RCPHCMC.
Next, the trainers will conduct cascade training, which will last until December 2024 and will cover about 248 villages in southern Kyrgyzstan. It should be noted that the trained trainers are representatives of village health committees working on a volunteer basis.
Event notice
10 October 2024
In 10 districts of Batken, Osh and Jalal-Abad oblasts of Kyrgyzstan, a training of trainers will be held to prevent the spread of zoonotic infections and raise public awareness of prevention methods. The trainings will be conducted by the Republican Center for Health Promotion and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic with the support of the WHO Country Office in Kyrgyzstan and within the framework of the One Health approach of the Pandemic Fund. The initiative aims to create a cascading effect of knowledge transfer and prevention strategies to address the spread of infections from wild animals to domestic animals and humans.
The train-the-trainer sessions are designed to promote community engagement and participation as part of the One Health approach. It includes raising awareness and understanding of zoonotic diseases such as brucellosis, anthrax, rabies and echinococcosis, especially among farmers and rural communities in marginalized areas with limited access to health care, and understanding of communicating diseases through community engagement.
The trainers will then conduct a cascade training that will last until December 2024 and cover about 248 villages in southern Kyrgyzstan. The trained trainers are representatives of village health committees working on a volunteer basis.