As part of the training, healthcare workers will gain knowledge on how to effectively catch up on missed vaccinations and protect children from diseases.
According to information from the Ministry of Health, the training covers more than 1,600 primary healthcare specialists, including immunologists, epidemiologists, and nurses involved in vaccination. The training is taking place in every region of the republic.
During the training, the focus will be on the following aspects: identifying missed immunization opportunities, creating individual vaccination schedules, maintaining accounting documentation, and working with the digital system I-emdoo for automating vaccination records.
The educational program includes both theoretical and practical modules, as well as an assessment of the knowledge gained.
The catch-up immunization campaign began in May 2025 and aims to revaccinate children aged 1 to 5 years who have missed their scheduled preventive vaccinations. It also includes raising awareness among parents and preventing outbreaks of measles, whooping cough, diphtheria, and poliomyelitis.
To date, the following vaccinations have been administered as part of the campaign:
- 28,100 children received the oral polio vaccine,
- 13,197 received the inactivated polio vaccine,
- 4,279 received the pentavalent vaccine,
- 7,469 received the pneumococcal vaccine,
- 5,886 received the rotavirus vaccine.
According to the Republican Center for Immunoprophylaxis, from 2020 to 2024, about 90,000 children did not complete the DTP-3 vaccination course. By the end of 2024, 22,060 children remained unvaccinated, nearly half of whom are under one year old.
The main reason for refusals to vaccinate is related to religious beliefs.
The campaign includes outreach vaccinations in remote areas, meetings with parents, and informational events involving representatives of civil society.
The Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic urges parents to contact local medical institutions to clarify the vaccination schedule and organize vaccinations for their children.
