Author: Ayana Umarov

12 fires were recorded in Kyrgyzstan in past 24 hours, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on May 22. 17 fire brigades were involved in extinguishing them. 3 fires were registered in Chui, Batken, Jalal-Abad regions, and 1 each in Osh city, Osh and Naryn regions. Dry grass burned on an area of 60 hectares in Ak-Aryk village of Leilek district. A major fire occurred in Osh, during which a canteen and a billiard club burned down. The total fire area was 1,720 sq.m. Source : AKI Press

In close collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan, the WHO Country Office in Kyrgyzstan, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Kyrgyzstan and Médecins Sans Frontières jointly organized health promotion activities on early diagnosis and screening for cervical cancer. As a result, over 350 Kyrgyz women had medical examinations to detect cervical and breast cancer and received professional medical consultation in the family medicine centres in Bishkek. In the near future, activities on early diagnosis and screening for cervical cancer will take place in other parts of the country. HPV vaccine’s introduction HPV vaccination was officially introduced in Kyrgyzstan…

The demonstrators, who gathered near the Sports Palace in the center of the capital, Bishkek, on March 8 and marched to the monument of Urkia Salieva, a figure of female emancipation in the Central Asian country, held posters with slogans such as “Free woman means prosperous Kyrgyzstan,” “Boss, hands off my body,” and “We don’t need your flowers, we need rights!” The activists demanded the government set up a national plan on measures to stop domestic violence and bride snatching, toughen punishment for violence against women, establish special state-sponsored crisis centers in each district of the country, and tighten legislation securing education…

In a country with a history of low cancer survival rates, data can be used effectively to show how prevention, early detection measures and access to treatment can save and extend lives. Seven years on from the establishment of Kyrgyzstan’s cancer registry, we speak to its head, Dr Elena Ten, about how data can change people’s mind sets. Dr Ten has been a fervent advocate for investment in cancer data collection and analysis in her country since attending a summer school on national cancer registries organized by WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). “Through proper monitoring of cancer…

The company this week announced plans to develop what it said will the be country’s first Tier III-quality data center. The new facility will accommodate 100 racks with a total capacity of at least 500kW. The facility will be operated by DataTime, a new local data center operator. Andrey Pavlov, general director of DataDome, said: “The DataDome team includes specialists who participated in the creation of most of the largest data centers in Russia. This year we decided to enter new geographic markets and take part in the construction of a data center for DataTime as a technical customer. The…

Before the invasion of Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and other countries used the concepts of “cooperation between brother nations” or “aid to the nation with a common history” as core parts of their foreign policies. These were used in many ways, such as promoting and justifying their foreign policies towards each other and Russia. Russia’s position in Central Asia and support from the countries of the region were unshakable, with the growing Chinese presence unable to threaten the situation. The image of a strong and old country with a lot of resources capable of rivalling the US and China discouraged people from…

The WHO Country Office in Kyrgyzstan facilitated the discussion together with the Ministry of Health as part of a joint project between WHO and the World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) aimed at preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by detecting diabetes mellitus and hypertension – which may also contribute to other health complications – among the population in Kyrgyzstan. The event brought together representatives from the Office of the President, various ministries and the Parliament, health-care workers, WHO experts, members of professional associations and patients. They exchanged views to identify policy options and next steps for improving the care of patients with diabetic…

Switzerland issues new biometric passports The Swiss Federal Council last week said people interested in applying for them could make an appointment at a passport office in the country or a Swiss representative office abroad. Fees for getting a new passport remain unaffected, according to Schengen Visa News, and the biometric technology behind them has been improved to make them more secure and difficult to counterfeit. Additionally, the new passports will feature a new page for visas dedicated to Swiss citizens who live abroad, reports SWI. The new biometric passports are available now. They will be followed by a new identity card scheduled for…

  An underage girl committed suicide five months after being raped in Bishkek. Own sources informed to journalist. In November 2021, the brother of the 13-year-old girl turned to the police, who asked to find his missing sister. The girl was found three days later, it turned out that she had been raped. «When the teenager was found, she confessed that she had been raped by a 21-year-old man. The investigator of the Internal Affairs Directorate of Sverdlovsky district of the capital sent the victim to the Internal Affairs Directorate of Leninsky district. The police interrogated the girl only once, opened a criminal case, but the suspect was not taken into custody. In addition, according to preliminary…

Kyrgyz lawmakers have approved in the initial reading on January 19 a bill that would oblige all state entities, local self-governing bodies, enterprises, institutions, and organizations, regardless of the type of ownership, to use Kyrgyz only as their working language. The bill must go through two more readings and, if approved, will need President Sadyr Japarov to sign it into law. Russian, which dominates many spheres of everyday life, has the status of an official language while Kyrgyz is the state language in the Central Asian nationsource: rferl