Russia and Kyrgyzstan Plan Technological Partnership on Infectious Diseases

Russia and Kyrgyzstan are preparing to move their infectious-disease cooperation into what Russian consumer-protection chief Anna Popova called “technological interaction.”

The two countries have completed more than 10 projects focused on protecting public health in Kyrgyzstan. Future joint work will be carried out through the Kyrgyz-Russian Scientific Center for Infectious Disease Research, which is expected to create what Popova described as a shared “sanitary shield.”

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We have worked successfully with our colleagues from Kyrgyzstan for almost two decades.

“We have worked successfully with our colleagues from Kyrgyzstan for almost two decades,” Popova told journalists. She said the countries share a scientific school and a working language, while Kyrgyz specialists already use advanced epidemiological technologies.

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And the next step is our technological interaction.

Popova also cited cooperation on hepatitis B. Nearly 1 million people in Kyrgyzstan have received Russian vaccines, she said, adding that infection rates fell threefold after the methods were introduced. “And the next step is our technological interaction,” she said, describing Kyrgyz specialists as ready to work in high-technology laboratory conditions.

Popova said Russia and friendly Asian countries belong to a common epidemiological zone, making joint efforts against infectious diseases possible through broader cooperation.

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After the introduction of our methods, the incidence has decreased threefold as of today. Isn’t that a result?