Kyrgyzstan Rejects U.S. Humanitarian Aid

... parliamentary elections coming soon, Bishkek quite reasonably would like to see Western influence diminished. In a nutshell: U.S. technical assistance is very important, for example in the healthcare sector . Thanks to vaccinations and training provided by USAID, Kyrgyzstan has become the only Central Asian country to be free of the poliomyelitis outburst in 2010 and of malaria, and has also reduced infant mortality by two thirds. USAID has provided the Kyrgyz parliament with office equipment and advisors who ...