Turkish Agency Opens Two Health Centers in Kyrgyzstan

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Bishkek, MINA – The Turkish state-run aid agency has established two health centers in Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan, a statement said on Sunday.

According to the statement issued by Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA), the health centers were built in Atbasi town of Naryn district which is 400 kilometers away from capital Bishkek
A total of 10,000 people would benefit from the center, it said, Anadolu Agency reported.

Mehmet Sureyya Er, TIKA’s vice president; Almazbek Baatirbekov, a Kyrgyz lawmaker; Amanbay Kayipov, Governor of Naryn; TIKA officials and local people attended the opening ceremony.

Er underlined that the agency attaches great importance to health sector activities in Kyrgyzstan.

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“TIKA and Turkey will continue to support Kyrgyzstan’s socio-economic development and its citizens’ welfare. TIKA has donated more than a-billion-dollar aid to Kyrgyzstan in the last 10 years,” Er said.

Kayipov, for his part, thanked TIKA for its contribution.

TIKA has carried out numerous significant projects to boost the health sector of various countries around the world.

Since it was founded 26 years ago, TIKA has carried out projects in a wide range of areas, such as education, health, infrastructure, and cultural heritage preservation in many regions of the world from the Balkans to the Middle East, and Africa to Latin America.(R/R04/RS5)

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Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)