USAID Donates Supplies and Reagents for Laboratories Throughout Turkmenistan

Laboratory specialist reviews regents and lab supplies

Ashgabat, May 12, 2009 – Today the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its grantee Project HOPE presented a supply of consumables and reagents for tuberculosis microscopy laboratories to the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan (MOHMIT).  The supply will be distributed to TB microscopy laboratories nationwide in support of the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP), and will meet the needs of these facilities for one year.

This donation is part of USAID and Project HOPE’s comprehensive strategy to strengthen the capacity of tuberculosis laboratories in Turkmenistan.  It is one of many activities made possible by the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  Since 1993 the American people through USAID have provided more than $80 million in assistance programs that support economic growth, community initiatives, expanded access to information, health care, and education systems in Turkmenistan.