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The National Association of Business Women of Tajikistan (NABWT) has announced the winners of the Farah 2018 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year competition. Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the United States Kevin Covert participated in presenting diplomas and prizes to the winners, and the competition’s general sponsor IMON Internationalawarded 100,000 Tajik somoni to the grand prize winner. NABWT conducted the contest in cooperation with the Government of Tajikistan, the State Committee for Investment and the State Property Management, the Committee for Women and Family Affairs, and through the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Khatlon regional government hosted the first-ever horticulture trade forum in Khatlon, a two-day event that provided networking and partnership opportunities for more than 300 horticulture producers, traders, and buyers from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic. Attendees also discussed innovative solutions to stimulate trade and promote horticultural exports in Central Asia.
Public health experts from Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health, Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Phthisiology and Pulmonology, and the Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan traveled to Tajikistan on July 3 to meet with their colleagues at the Republic of Tajikistan National Tuberculosis (TB) Program, TB care facilities, Center for Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle, Women’s Committee, and non-government organizations.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Assistant Administrator for Central and South Asia, Javier Piedra, visited Tajikistan as part of his first official visit to Central Asia. Deputy Assistant Administrator Piedra, who oversees USAID’s development assistance in the region, including programs that promote inclusive growth, education, health and food security, visited Dushanbe and western Khatlon to see first-hand how USAID programs are operating in Tajikistan.
To raise public awareness of tuberculosis (TB) and its impact on public health, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its TB Control Program with its partners the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population, the National Tuberculosis Program, and the Republican Center for Healthy Lifestyles recognized World Tuberculosis (TB) Day.
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