Implementation a project aimed at increasing Uzbekistan's resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic and other epidemics

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has been requested by Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan (SES) to implement a project aimed at increasing Uzbekistan's resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic and other epidemics by equipping and refurbishing the national laboratory system, establishing an ICT-based national surveillance and monitoring system, and improving and expanding the COVID-19 treatment capacity. 

In particular, the project objective shall be achieved through infrastructure condition assessments and feasibility surveys of needed infrastructure and utilities for the health facilities across Uzbekistan. Activities will be implemented under the loan agreements with ADB and AIIB.

As part of the project, Index Consulting Company experts conducted a technical inspection of medical laboratories of the Agency for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan.