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In Uzbekistan, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) works with the Ministry of Health to improve diagnostics and treatment for people with tuberculosis (TB), including drug-resistant forms of the disease, and provide HIV care.

With the comprehensive care programme, we support the Ministry of Health (MoH) in its rollout of protocols reflecting global best practices, as well as introduce healthcare innovations, and promote shorter course TB treatment regimens using new and repurposed drugs. 

We have also implemented the TB PRACTECAL clinical trial. This is the first-ever multi-country, randomised, controlled clinical trial aiming to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of a six-month, all-oral treatment regimen for drug-resistant TB. We are now working with the World Health Organization to promote the new regimen as the international standard of care for drug-resistant TB patients.

In the capital, Tashkent, we provide support for the diagnosis and treatment of people living with HIV and co-infections. In 2021, we also launched a mobile laboratory to support the diagnosis of HIV and co-infections among vulnerable people. 

Our teams also support the MoH in its efforts to develop the public healthcare system.

Our activities in Uzbekistan in 2022

Data and information from the International Activity Report 2022. 

MSF IN UZBEKISTAN IN 2022 In Uzbekistan, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) supports the Ministry of Health to improve diagnosis and treatment for people with HIV and tuberculosis (TB).
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In the capital, Tashkent, and the surrounding region, MSF runs a mobile laboratory in collaboration with the Republican AIDS Centre. Operating from a specially equipped bus, the team provides rapid testing for HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis, as well as information on treatment opportunities and specialist referrals for people who would otherwise have difficulty accessing diagnosis and care. In addition, we support diagnosis and treatment for people with HIV and co-infections living in vulnerable circumstances, in collaboration with Tashkent AIDS Centre.

In the Autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan, we run a comprehensive care programme for patients with drug-resistant and drug-sensitive TB. We continue to support the roll-out of treatment protocols reflecting global best practices, and promote shorter treatment regimens with the use of newer and repurposed TB drugs.

In Nukus, the capital of Karakalpakstan, and in Tashkent, we concluded our groundbreaking multi-country clinical trial, TB-PRACTECAL, which investigated the efficacy and safety of a new treatment regimen for drug-resistant TB. In December, based on the results of the trial, the World Health Organization recommended this regimen for patients with multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant TB in its updated treatment guidelines. To ensure the scale-up of this treatment regimen, in October, MSF launched the SMARRTT (six-month all-oral regimens for rifampicin-resistant TB treatment) operational study in Nukus.

IN 2022

 
MSF Pharmacist dispensing Bedaquiline and Delamanid based DRTB
Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis

TB-PRACTECAL: Groundbreaking MSF trial finds better treatment for people with drug-resistant tuberculosis

Press Release 21 Dec 2022
 
Nanyanyiso Baloi holds her treatment regimen for pre-XDR-TB.
Tuberculosis

Trial of MDR-TB treatment ends enrolment early after after positive initial data

Press Release 24 Mar 2021
 
Drug-resistant TB

Uzbekistan: “MSF is giving me a chance to do my favourite job and to gain invaluable experience, which allows me to help even more to people in need.”

Latest News 6 Aug 2015