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OSCE provides personal protective equipment to partners in Kyrgyzstan to ease impact of COVID-19 crisis

20 April 2020
Pierre von Arx, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and Aziza Soltonbekova, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Development, during the handover of the personal protective equipment as part of the Office's assistance to the Government during the COVID-19 pandemic. (OSCE/Stein Swaanen) Photo details

The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek provided personal protective equipment (PPE) to partners to contribute to Kyrgyzstan’s response to the outbreak of COVID-19. The handover of the PPE took place on 18 April 2020 in Bishkek.

The equipment was destined for frontline civil servants, volunteers, and members of law enforcement, allowing them to fulfil their daily duties safely. It includes respiratory masks, coverall suits, gloves, protective goggles, and non-contact thermometers.

This is the first of two-phases of technical assistance by the Programme Office in helping the Kyrgyzstan Government in its efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek remains a reliable partner and continues to offer support to Kyrgyzstan to ease the impact of the COVID-19.

In addition to the technical assistance, the OSCE Programme Office has also reinforced a number of programmatic activities based on a comprehensive approach in view of COVID-19. This includes strengthening co-operation in the area of public security and community policing, supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, assisting the penitentiary system, and the Women Initiative Groups network working at the community level.