The partnership between the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Government of Kazakhstan began in 1995 with the goal of strengthening the capacity to detect, prevent and control disease and respond to public health threats in Central Asia. In 2005, CDC began implementing activities supported through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). To help Kazakhstan achieve HIV epidemic control, CDC supports the Ministry of Health’s Republican AIDS Center (RAC) and Republican Narcology Center (RNC) to implement interventions and activities that are focused on key populations.

CDC’s support for epidemic control in Kazakhstan includes strengthening HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs and health systems capacities. CDC implements evidence- based demonstration programs to identify cost-effective modes of service delivery and expands prevention and treatment services for high-risk populations. It provides support to the Ministry of Health in the following areas: HIV prevention, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) of opioid addiction; HIV counseling and testing; laboratory strengthening; HIV care and treatment; and strategic information systems.

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