Investing in People: USAID provides technical assistance for the nationwide roll-out of activities related to high-quality primary health care, evidence-based medicine, and per-capita financing. Health providers are trained on facility supervision, clinical protocols, antenatal care, delivery management, and integrated management of childhood illnesses. Support is also provided for health promotion at the community level. USAID assists with implementation of the DOTS strategy for tuberculosis (TB) control, including electronic surveillance activities and improvement of TB laboratory work. Yet another initiative focuses on the development of treatment models for multi-drug resistant TB. The Government of Uzbekistan receives assistance in implementing an HIV grant from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria and in its efforts to combat avian influenza. HIV/AIDS-related activities include training for health professionals in counseling, testing, and treatment of the infection; as well as training for officials on the utilization of HIV surveillance data for programmatic and policy decision making. Key implementing partners: Abt Associates, John Snow Inc., KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Project Hope, and Population Services International.

Governing Justly and Democratically: USAID supports the development of civil society (NDI), increased human rights protection(Eastern Kentucky University), anti-trafficking activities (IOM), and a variety of other activities.