Kyrgyzstan

The same year that Kyrgyzstan joined PIVI, the country received and distributed 105,000 vaccine doses. Afterwards, Kyrgyzstan completed a sustainability plan and distributed an additional 70,000 PIVI-supplied vaccine doses.

Thereafter, the Ministry of Health in Kyrgyzstan and regional WHO offices worked with PIVI to plan a comprehensive train-the-trainer training for epidemiologists, immunologists, and vaccinators. In this first-ever session specific to influenza, healthcare workers were given an overview of the influenza virus and how the vaccine protects against it. The training also included instructions for administering the multi-dose influenza vaccine, best practices for reporting any adverse events following vaccination, and vaccine storage and waste management.

Kyrgyz epidemiologists who were trained through the Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) then conducted a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) study among at-risk populations– healthcare workers, pregnant women, and chronic disease patients. In 2019, Kyrgyzstan completed a NITAG training to support the development of evidence-based seasonal influenza policies.