Astana – Kazakhstan – 19 September 2025 – The World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan, held a one-day seminar on integrating ecology and health within the One Health approach.
Position: Consultant (Individual) on Public Health Hiring organization: Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) Location: Remote Start date: September 2025 Contract duration: The estimated duration of the assignment is 12 months (with possibility of contract extension subject to successful performance and flexibility to multitask, deliver quality results) Application
Organization of the significant regional event within the regional component of the project “One Health for Pandemic Prevention, Food System Resilience, and Ecosystem Health in Central Asia” was discussed on 9 July 2025 in the capital of Uzbekistan. The participants of the working meeting – Batyr Mamedov, Executive Director of
Representatives of Turkmenistan took part in the Regional Meeting of the multi-country project “Ensuring Pandemic Preparedness and Response Based on the One Health Approach in Central Asia”, which was held online on June 19-20. The project is funded by a grant from the Pandemic Fund. The participating countries are Kazakhstan,
March 10, the FAO Representative Office in the Kyrgyz Republic hosted a meeting of the parties to the CAREC-FAO project “Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework in the Kyrgyz Republic in accordance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety”. The parties discussed some important terms of the agreement signed between CAREC
Climate Change and Human Health in Central Asia: A Literature Review Susan Legro Independent researcher [email protected] https://doi.org/10.29258/CAJSCR/2024-R1.v3-1/1-31.eng Annotation Countries in Central Asia are highly vulnerable to climate change and face a range of health impacts and pressure to adapt to them. At the same time, targeted mitigation measures, such as
A regional seminar on the implementation of the project “One Health in Nature Conservation in Central Asia”, organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in cooperation with the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change, has begun in Tashkent. The event was attended by government representatives
During natural disasters, persons with disabilities are most at risk because emergency alerts and evacuation routes may not be accessible to them. The World Bank conducted a study in Uzbekistan on this topic and shared recommendations on the needs of people with disabilities. Across the globe, persons with disabilities experience mortality rates up to four times higher in natural disasters than persons
Researchers found hundreds of thousands of plastic particles in one-liter bottles of water sold in the US, 90% of them small enough to enter the human bloodstream. A typical one-liter (33-ounce) bottle of water contains some 240,000 plastic fragments on average, according to a new study. Many of those fragments
We are writing to request your participation in the 11th International Conference on Children’s Health and the Environment, to be held virtually or on-site on 27-28 October 2023, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan It is an important opportunity to share experiences and scientific advances about children’s health and environment. Scientists, Policy Makers, Pediatricians, Nurses, Doctors, Educators, Urban
