Kazakhstan

Current Projects

Tuberculosis Incentive Study
This project is designed to assess the effectiveness of incentives and enablers for improving DOTS (directly observed treatment, short course) completion rates in a representative sample of tuberculosis patients in Kyzy/Orda Oblast. In 4 clusters, food, money and visiting nurses will be utilized as incentives/enablers, and a no-incentive group will set up for comparison. Monitoring and auditing of the study activities and outcomes will result in the development of a policy paper with recommendations.

Past Projects

Aral Sea Food Aid and Nutrition Project for Tuberculosis Patients (April 1999 - October 2003)

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Red Cross Fighting Rise of TB in Central Asia

TB Treatment, Studies and World TB Day Activities

Survivor Testimonials Promote Treatment on World TB Day

Aral Sea Ecological Disaster Causes Humanitarian Crisis