Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08TASHKENT388
2008-04-01 06:10:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tashkent
Cable title:
UZBEKISTAN - WORLD TB DAY ACTIVITIES
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UNCLAS TASHKENT 000388
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR SCA/CEN, SCA/PPD AND DRL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO PREL KPAO UZ
SUBJECT: UZBEKISTAN - WORLD TB DAY ACTIVITIES
REF: State 26078
UNCLAS TASHKENT 000388
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR SCA/CEN, SCA/PPD AND DRL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO PREL KPAO UZ
SUBJECT: UZBEKISTAN - WORLD TB DAY ACTIVITIES
REF: State 26078
1. (U) Per reftel, to mark World TB Day, Post devoted a session of
its weekly Chay Chat Conversation Club to the topic of Tuberculosis
and the challenge that it presents in Uzbekistan and around the
world. On March 14, Dr. Benjamin Mills of the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID) highlighted the crisis that TB
represents and caught the audience's attention when he told them
that 40,000 people in Uzbekistan have active TB, a number that puts
Uzbekistan 10th on the list of countries with the highest number of
TB cases. Dr. Mills also described common symptoms of TB infection
and offered some tips for how people can avoid becoming infected. He
described treatments that are available for TB and stressed that
virtually all forms of TB are curable. Finally, he told the audience
about several ongoing projects in Uzbekistan that aim to raise
public awareness about the disease and explained how USAID is
collaborating with the government of Uzbekistan and NGO partners to
implement several of them. He closed his presentation by showing a
never-before-aired public service announcement that soon will be
airing nationwide on television in both Russian and Uzbek.
2. (U) Through this informal conversation with approximately 100
young people and educators, the presenter raised awareness about
this global problem and provided them with tips on how they can stay
healthy and protect themselves from this infectious disease. Guests
learned about the latest developments in global efforts to fight
tuberculosis (TB) and also had the opportunity to collect
information about TB. Post distributed several America.gov articles
on the subject, as well as the brand-new issue of post's in-house
quarterly newsletter Do'stlik ("friendship" in Uzbek).
NORLAND
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR SCA/CEN, SCA/PPD AND DRL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO PREL KPAO UZ
SUBJECT: UZBEKISTAN - WORLD TB DAY ACTIVITIES
REF: State 26078
1. (U) Per reftel, to mark World TB Day, Post devoted a session of
its weekly Chay Chat Conversation Club to the topic of Tuberculosis
and the challenge that it presents in Uzbekistan and around the
world. On March 14, Dr. Benjamin Mills of the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID) highlighted the crisis that TB
represents and caught the audience's attention when he told them
that 40,000 people in Uzbekistan have active TB, a number that puts
Uzbekistan 10th on the list of countries with the highest number of
TB cases. Dr. Mills also described common symptoms of TB infection
and offered some tips for how people can avoid becoming infected. He
described treatments that are available for TB and stressed that
virtually all forms of TB are curable. Finally, he told the audience
about several ongoing projects in Uzbekistan that aim to raise
public awareness about the disease and explained how USAID is
collaborating with the government of Uzbekistan and NGO partners to
implement several of them. He closed his presentation by showing a
never-before-aired public service announcement that soon will be
airing nationwide on television in both Russian and Uzbek.
2. (U) Through this informal conversation with approximately 100
young people and educators, the presenter raised awareness about
this global problem and provided them with tips on how they can stay
healthy and protect themselves from this infectious disease. Guests
learned about the latest developments in global efforts to fight
tuberculosis (TB) and also had the opportunity to collect
information about TB. Post distributed several America.gov articles
on the subject, as well as the brand-new issue of post's in-house
quarterly newsletter Do'stlik ("friendship" in Uzbek).
NORLAND