Health Care Waste Management in Kyrgyz Hospitals

Since 1996 the Kyrgyz health system was reformed from a curative soviet approach to strengthening primary health care with a focus on preventive medicine. The current Manas Taalimi program (2006-2011) shows good achievements in increasing the state budget to the health sector and the improvement of equal access to medical service. The next generation of health reforms for 2012-2016 will continue to focus its priorities on strengthening the primary health care and the access to quality medical services for the population.

The overall goal of the project is to increase Infection control in rural hospitals in Kyrgyzstan. The project will scale up the Health Care Waste Management and Infection Control/Hospital aquired infections (HCWM/HAI) model in rural hospitals of Western Chui, Osh, Batken and Djalalabad oblasts in cooperation with the Ministry of Health.

Hospitals in Batken, Osh, Djalalabad and Western Chui oblasts; Maternities in Naryn and Talas oblasts

• All targeted facilities of the covered regions have functioning HCWM systems
• Control of HAI in 10 maternities in Naryn and Talas oblasts is improved 

Resultados de las fases anteriores:  

Since 2003 the SDC supports the improvement of Infection Control, Hospital Acquired Infection control and Health Care Waste Management under Kyrgyz Swiss Health Reforms Support Project implemented by Swiss Red Cross. In close collaboration with Republican Centre for Infection control and with assistance of an international backstopper the project elaborated, tested a model of Health Care Waste Management and infection control for rural hospitals. The model was piloted in Naryn hospitals and demonstrated cost effectiveness. Most critical, the evaluation of the model’s result confirmed the significant decrease of post operational wound infection from 55% in 2003 to 7% in 2010.

Fase 2 15.04.2011 - 31.03.2014   (Completed)